DIANA ROSEN

Tourist Talk

Chatting away, we walk along the beach in Venice when
in a bondable moment both serendipitous and unexpected,
we choose this adult toy shop. Such marvels! Such puzzles:
We need remote control dildos! Toys for Three! You discover
your old friend, The Rabbit, is even better. (Silicone, baby.)
Vegan lube. Batteries chargeable via USB ports, apps to run
the whole kit ‘n caboodle. Next time a friend asks you to
“show my niece around town” take her to Wilde’s Dildoria.
It’s not Disneyland, the Rose Bowl or even the Hollywood Bowl,
not to worry, they do carry loads of exclusive postcards, stamps
included, so she can write her auntie: “Thanks for the intro.
Wish you were here.”

DIANA ROSEN is a poet, flash writer and essayist whose work appears in online and print journals including Rattle, As It Ought to be Magazine, and Tiferet Journal among others. To read more of her work, please visit authory.com/dianarosen