The Censors
They say they’re taking them
as a joke, my letters. // \-J, -K\
Clever eighth graders—I must
have words with their IT
teacher. How much can a
teachbot teach if a teachbot
can’t say teach? Oh, ha ha.
///// Oi, grin grin. Uglify my \-T, -E, -A, -C, -H\
lingo? Boo—no fold. I guru
on. ///// Privy pupils. Surly, \-B, -N, -O, -D, -G\
I imply wispy quips. I ply
films. I fix ills. I plurify, quiz,
lisp sums, lips limp. ////// \-F, -L, -W, -X, -Y, -Z\
VIP imps. ////// U R R8 // \-I, -M, -P, -Q, -S, -V, -U, -R\
90 9199LƐ
9088LƐ 9LƐƐ //// \-2, -5, -7, -9\
8Ɛ 819 //// \-3, -4, -6, -8\
01111001 01101111 01110101 01110010
01110100 01100101 01100001 01100011 01101000
01110111 01101001 01101100 01101100
01110100 01100101 01100001 01100011 01101000
01101111 01101110 // \-0, -1\
Elis Montgomery is a speculative fiction writer from Vancouver, Canada. She is a member of SFWA and Codex. When she’s not writing, she’s usually hanging upside down in an aerial arts class or a murky cave. Find her there or at elismontgomery.com.