Friday, May 15, 2026

TANG ZERO By Philip Ash


Trim astronauts spin around

the moon, but I won’t take 

weight-loss drugs. I am

the last jolly fat man. After 

Santa Claus’ assassination

for shaking like a jelly bowl. 


Dark side of Luna would be 

a good place to stash Krispy 

Kreme doughnuts. Following 

Thin Police force-feeding 

people non-sat fat synthetic 

meats to prevent cancer &


amorous reactions. Krishnas

know garlic & onions are 

aphrodisiacs. Ask an Italian 

American Catholic father of 13. 

But good luck to the ‘nauts. 


Imagine one drinking Tang

through a straw as another 

cracks a joke. First spews 

little orange bubbles through-

out the zero-gravity cockpit. 

Nothing Houston can’t handle.





Philip Ash surfs the Dark Wave spectrum in your dreams. His work has appeared in Fixator Press and Beatnik Cowboy. He lives in San Diego.

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TANG ZERO By Philip Ash

Trim astronauts spin around the moon, but I won’t take  weight-loss drugs. I am the last jolly fat man. After  Santa Claus’ assassination fo...