Beware the Jabberwock
‘twas piddly on the dating app, all swoped.
Blagged Saturday, ‘twould dine alone, frenn zoned,
When slavidly dum pings kabonged laud deer.
Who you? Who you? I darst respond. Quix cheer
Was skrilt with quaintest text ― signed Jabberwock.
One, two, three, four, smirkly vorred, he foxed
His pricksome self into my bed, pretense
And guile his game ― though married to Hortense!
Soon swole-mad belly carried twins. Ah, me.
His visiting decreased unhappily.
One, two, three, four loud whacks upon his door.
Hortense appeared, prussed grucched at me full bore.
I seized my vorpal blade, snick-snicked my stock
To skin, discovering my Jabberwock
Was drabbed in drag. Fake “wife” was really him.
I druped him bloody, then galumphed rage-rimmed.
‘twas fiddly with Lamaze and newborn apps.
His Ma sued me for wrongful death. Bitch-slapped,
I hate-romanced his Pa, gave him the clap,
Returning grap his son spreefed ― rude lagniappe.
‘twas one year since they buried Jabberwock.
His manxome spirit’s vexed when cradles rock.
Inspired by “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll [1832 – 1898]
Native New Yorker and award-winner, LindaAnn LoSchiavo is a member of British Fantasy Society, HWA, SFPA, and The Dramatists Guild.
Titles published in 2024: "Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems" [Wild Ink], "Apprenticed to the Night" [UniVerse Press], and "Felones de Se: Poems about Suicide" [Ukiyoto].
Released in November 2025: "Cancer Courts My Mother" [Prolific Pulse Press] and "Vampire Verses" [Twisted Dreams Press].
Book Accolades earned: Elgin Award for "A Route Obscure and Lonely"; Chrysalis BREW Project’s Award for Excellence and The World’s Best Magazine’s Book of Excellence Award for "Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems"; the Spotlyts Story Award from Spotlyts Magazine for "Apprenticed to the Night"; the Chrysalis BREW Project’s Seal of Excellence and the Voyages in Verses Book Award for "Cancer Courts My Mother"; and the Excellence in Literature Award and The Bookish Reader's Pick Award for "Vampire Verses: Poems."
Her craft essays have appeared in Writer’s Digest, Authors Publish Magazine, Behind the Pages, Roi Faineant, and elsewhere.
Social Media:
Blue Sky: @ghostlyverse.bsky.social
Twitter: @Mae_Westside
Substack: https://substack.com/@greenwichvillagepoet
YouTube: LindaAnn Literary: https://www.youtube.com/@lindaannliterary8035
Recent Interviews:
INTERVIEW
Interview with LindaAnn LoSchiavo in Exquisite Death on December 1, 2025;
https://www.exquisitedeathezine.com/interview-lindaann-loschiavo.html
INTERVIEW
Interview: Meet LindaAnn LoSchiavo: "Gaining Self-Confidence through Poetry" in Bold Journey on December 2, 2025;
https://boldjourney.com/meet-lindaann-loschiavo/
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LindaAnn LoSchiavo: Eerie Storytelling Excellence Award for "Always Haunted: Hallowe'en Poems" --
https://theworldsbestmagazine.com/2025/09/09/new-winners-of-the-worlds-best-awards-2025-honoring-visionaries-innovators-and-changemakers/
INTERVIEW
LindaAnn LoSchiavo on Turning Caregiving into Creative Expression
https://onetribune.one/2025/11/29/lindaann-loschiavo-on-turning-caregiving-into-creative-expression/
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Poetry as Witness: LindaAnn LoSchiavo on Reflecting Humanity Through Verse
https://booksforhumanityglobal.com/2025/04/24/poetry-as-witness-lindaann-loschiavo-on-reflecting-humanity-through-verse/
. . . . > Prolific Pulse Press author page: https://www.prolificpulse.com/lindaannloschiavo