Scenario: 

I‌ ‌am‌ ‌squatting‌ ‌next‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌terminal.‌ ‌Pincers‌ ‌connected‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌various‌ ‌metalloids‌ ‌of‌ ‌my‌ ‌forearm.‌ ‌Reading‌ the‌ ‌diagnostic‌ ‌data‌ ‌that‌ ‌crawls‌ ‌across‌ ‌the‌ ‌screen.‌

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Mike Corrao is the author of three novels, MAN, OH MAN (Orson’s Publishing); GUT TEXT (11:11 Press) and RITUALS PERFORMED IN THE ABSENCE OF GANYMEDE (11:11 Press); one book of poetry, TWO NOVELS (Orson’s Publishing); two plays, SMUT-MAKER (Inside the Castle) and ANDROMEDUSA (Forthcoming – Plays Inverse); and three chapbooks, AVIAN FUNERAL MARCH (Self-Fuck); MATERIAL CATALOGUE (Alienist) and SPELUNKER (Schism – Neuronics). Along with earning multiple Best of the Net nominations, Mike’s work has been featured in publications such as 3:AM, Collagist, Always Crashing, and Denver Quarterly. His work often explores the haptic, architectural, and organismal qualities of the text-object. He lives in Minneapolis.