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Recipe for a Dallasite Looking for Love in Indy
Forget the taste of love first. Or rather get used to tasting text breakups. Whataburger lovers.
Football boys who ask for blowjobs in your parents' bathrooms. Try Indy instead. Meander in
miso ramen. McDonald's. Lovers who leave you with nothing but salt. Enter senior year solo.
Grow stale from months of frozen foods. Which come after years of same old meals and men. Which come after a lifetime of self-unworthiness. Because queers were never meant to eat. Then,
him. Let your tongue soak up the Indy in him. The real Indy. Its flavor-filled menagerie. Salty
Shake Shack burgers and fries. Citrusy liquor-store soju. Sugary Lincoln Square pancakes.
Savory Ambrosia spaghetti. He brings you this hidden buffet. This solar system of several tastes.
He sits at the center. The main course. Feel starved again despite having gorged. Savor not just
these planet-sized bites. Chase the sun who arouses your appetite.
- Ollie Sikes
Ollie Sikes (they/them) is a young queer writer based in Dallas, TX, though they fell in love with Indiana during their undergrad years. They hold a double BA in Creative Writing and Theatre from Butler University. Currently, they’re interning with Copper Canyon Press and EJL Editing and serving as Editorial Assistant for Broad Ripple Review. Their work has been published in Synchronized Chaos. You can follow them on Instagram @_ollie.sikes_.