Vintage DB 40: Cassandra de Alba's "The Whales," DB 18

The_Whale_Hotel_sign_-_geograph.org.uk_-_944012 "Hard up for cash, the whales began renting out their stomachs to summer vacationers." The first sentence to this week's vintage feature is the unusual premise for this short but highly amusing piece of fiction. Dive into DB 18 and check out Cassandra de Alba's "The Whales" to find out what happens when the ocean's noblest creatures become the hottest beach getaway locations. Cassandra de Alba's poetry has appeared in multiple publications including Neon, ILK, Red Lightbulbs, Illuminati Girl Gang, and NAP, among others. Her most recent chapbooks are called Bloodlust (No Spaceships Allowed) and Special Bitch Academy. She lives in Massachusetts and blogs at outsidewarmafghans.tumblr.com, where you can find links to some of her other fantastic poetry. Click here to read (and listen to) "The Whales"

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