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| Issue 34: | Sept. 2026 |
| Haibun: | 82 words |
By Maryanne Hannan
Overheard
Hotel pool, almost lunchtime. Guy three chaises to my left talking loudly on his phone. I pull my hat down over my ears. Wish I’d remembered to bring my noise-canceling headphones. He’s recounting a recent therapy session.
Went well. Parts he didn’t get, but “she” seemed happy enough with it.
Pool music blasting. He probably thinks I can’t hear.
It always gets down to communication, he says. She doesn’t feel heard.
frozen iguanas fall from palm trees— pizza toppings, I read
Publisher’s Note:
A topping more controversial than anchovies, broccoli, or pineapple? The chef at Bucks Coal Fired Pizza in North Palm Beach got a lotta folks fired up (tee-hee!) with this pie: What Happened To Florida’s Bizarre Iguana Pizza? by Nick Pisano in mashed (14 March 2026).
See also “Iguana Pizza: Florida Pizza Shop Gets Reported for Selling Reptile-Topped Pie” by Joseph Lamour at Today.com (19 February 2026).
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