Rex Sexton is “a Surrealist painter exhibiting in Chicago and Philadelphia and my writing has that illusory element.” His poems and short stories have appeared in such publications as Willow Review, Mobius, Straylight, and Churches and Daddies. His books include the collections of stories and poems Night Without Stars and The Time Hotel and the novel Desert Flower.

Image: View of the inside a New Orleans streetcar with the destination “Desire.”