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After living in Los Angeles for many years, Jake Tringali is now back in his home city of Boston. Runs rad restaurants. Thrives in a habitat of bars, punk rock shows, and late-night adventures. Jake writes about the edges of society, and frequently about the things we no longer see, such as the hidden letters of the alphabet (“recanted”). With a strong background in cyberpunk and the hard sciences, he has a focus on the intersection of technology and human interaction. The reader will find him equally comfortable inside a mosh pit, or enjoying a 12-course dinner service. First published in 2014. Journals include Catch & Release, Boston Poetry Magazine, Indiana Voice Journal, and forty other fine periodicals.

Jake Tringali

Skittles Candies as a Lifestyle

little one, you may think paradise
is black and white
heaven and hell
sins accumulated bear a dark mark on your young heart
wiped clean with apology and prayer

you may learn, soon enough
that diving head first
into waves the shades of gray
will yield multicolored
kaleidoscopes of consequence

revel in those vivid colors
swallow them up
they are yours
you have earned them

— Jake Tringali
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