Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 23, 2026

PAPER MOON (1973)

By Jay Passer

PAPER MOON (1973)

I vowed
to never smile
to see in black and white
and to start smoking
just like my tomboy hero
Tatum

I managed to accomplish
the smoking part

and in the long run, forgave my father
for being such a poor role model







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