{"id":18092,"date":"2024-11-27T17:21:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T23:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/?p=18092"},"modified":"2024-11-30T10:13:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T16:13:40","slug":"christ-lucifer-share-cacio-e-pepe-on-arthur-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2024\/11\/27\/christ-lucifer-share-cacio-e-pepe-on-arthur-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Christ &amp; Lucifer Share Cacio e Pepe on Arthur Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Christ &amp; Lucifer<\/strong> <strong>Share Cacio e Pepe on Arthur Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-765c4724 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61556140010887\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/boudin_mcneese\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,4.622c2.403,0,2.688,0.009,3.637,0.052c0.877,0.04,1.354,0.187,1.671,0.31c0.42,0.163,0.72,0.358,1.035,0.673 c0.315,0.315,0.51,0.615,0.673,1.035c0.123,0.317,0.27,0.794,0.31,1.671c0.043,0.949,0.052,1.234,0.052,3.637 s-0.009,2.688-0.052,3.637c-0.04,0.877-0.187,1.354-0.31,1.671c-0.163,0.42-0.358,0.72-0.673,1.035 c-0.315,0.315-0.615,0.51-1.035,0.673c-0.317,0.123-0.794,0.27-1.671,0.31c-0.949,0.043-1.233,0.052-3.637,0.052 s-2.688-0.009-3.637-0.052c-0.877-0.04-1.354-0.187-1.671-0.31c-0.42-0.163-0.72-0.358-1.035-0.673 c-0.315-0.315-0.51-0.615-0.673-1.035c-0.123-0.317-0.27-0.794-0.31-1.671C4.631,14.688,4.622,14.403,4.622,12 s0.009-2.688,0.052-3.637c0.04-0.877,0.187-1.354,0.31-1.671c0.163-0.42,0.358-0.72,0.673-1.035 c0.315-0.315,0.615-0.51,1.035-0.673c0.317-0.123,0.794-0.27,1.671-0.31C9.312,4.631,9.597,4.622,12,4.622 M12,3 C9.556,3,9.249,3.01,8.289,3.054C7.331,3.098,6.677,3.25,6.105,3.472C5.513,3.702,5.011,4.01,4.511,4.511 c-0.5,0.5-0.808,1.002-1.038,1.594C3.25,6.677,3.098,7.331,3.054,8.289C3.01,9.249,3,9.556,3,12c0,2.444,0.01,2.751,0.054,3.711 c0.044,0.958,0.196,1.612,0.418,2.185c0.23,0.592,0.538,1.094,1.038,1.594c0.5,0.5,1.002,0.808,1.594,1.038 c0.572,0.222,1.227,0.375,2.185,0.418C9.249,20.99,9.556,21,12,21s2.751-0.01,3.711-0.054c0.958-0.044,1.612-0.196,2.185-0.418 c0.592-0.23,1.094-0.538,1.594-1.038c0.5-0.5,0.808-1.002,1.038-1.594c0.222-0.572,0.375-1.227,0.418-2.185 C20.99,14.751,21,14.444,21,12s-0.01-2.751-0.054-3.711c-0.044-0.958-0.196-1.612-0.418-2.185c-0.23-0.592-0.538-1.094-1.038-1.594 c-0.5-0.5-1.002-0.808-1.594-1.038c-0.572-0.222-1.227-0.375-2.185-0.418C14.751,3.01,14.444,3,12,3L12,3z M12,7.378 c-2.552,0-4.622,2.069-4.622,4.622S9.448,16.622,12,16.622s4.622-2.069,4.622-4.622S14.552,7.378,12,7.378z M12,15 c-1.657,0-3-1.343-3-3s1.343-3,3-3s3,1.343,3,3S13.657,15,12,15z M16.804,6.116c-0.596,0-1.08,0.484-1.08,1.08 s0.484,1.08,1.08,1.08c0.596,0,1.08-0.484,1.08-1.08S17.401,6.116,16.804,6.116z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Maureen Martinez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size\"><br><em>&#8230;seize it with both hands and make the most of it. &#8211; Al Capone<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">There\u2019s a notorious Italian restaurant on a corner of Arthur Avenue in the Bronx where an infamous mob boss was shot in the head while eating his favorite dish; the chef\u2019s famous spaghetti with white clam sauce that had beaten Bobby Flay the reality show host in a cook-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">On the restaurant window there\u2019s a banner announcing a special upcoming event; One Night Only! It says. It will be so exclusive most folks will only view it on the dark web after it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The menu will be so sublime, even Christ will rise to the occasion and make room in his busy calendar to attend in His fashionable summer sandals. The fallen angel Lucifer will be there, dressed in red of course, but without his regular cape due to the humid weather, and his cloven hooves will be expertly painted with scarlet powder gel nail polish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It\u2019s rumored the two have reserved a table with a checkered cloth and dripping white candle in a Chianti bottle, which is quite exciting considering the ability of food and low lighting to bring divided parties together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">They will sit across from each and tuck their linen napkins into their collars and accidentally touch hands while reaching for the warm Tuscan bread then dip their respective slices in the shared dish of imported oil before diving into their plates of thick Cacio e Pepe with pine cone crumbles for extra texture and flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Per usual, Lucifer will add red pepper to quell his burning desires and laugh when he attempts to comment on the chef\u2019s culinary excellence, but instead burps conjoined rings of fire into the garlic scented ether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">They\u2019ll be served by a number of priests and nuns doing penance for crimes once committed and Christ and Lucifer will slyly smile at one another in recognition of having both been their bosses at one time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The dinner will be such a smashing success they will launch a joint follow-up but this time it will be an open come-as-you-are event with a famous DJ and relaxed dress code in which rainbow t-shirts, bedazzled tiaras and thigh high Catholic school skirts are welcomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It will be held at Davenport Park in New Rochelle, you know the city where the movie with Zendaya was filmed, where the green hills roll to the edge of Long Island Sound and young Irish girls with sunburns bob up and down in the salty water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The menu for the event will be neither dictated nor fixed, but instead will feature an endless buffet of every culinary delicacy imaginable, limited only by human creativity and the belief in one\u2019s right to feast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Maureen Martinez<\/strong> (she\/her) is an emerging poet who has been working as a counselor at an all-boys Catholic high school in New York City for over 20 years. She has four grown sons. Even the dogs are male. She comes from a long line of Irish ramblers, barefoot dancers, and raucous storytellers, which explains a lot. When not reading or writing on the porch, she is trail running or dreaming about mountains. Her poetry is published or forthcoming in <em>Meniscus<\/em>, <em>Folly Journal<\/em>, <em>Gramercy Journal<\/em>, <em>S\/He Speaks 2<\/em>, <em>Washington Square Review<\/em>, <em>The Listening Eye<\/em>, and <em>Midsummer Dream House<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>__________<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/01\/boudin-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/01\/boudin-logo-1.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/01\/boudin-logo-1-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">\ud83e\udca0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2024\/11\/27\/cobbling-apples\/\">Back<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/2024\/11\/26\/omelet-her-77th\/\">Next<\/a> \ud83e\udca1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To learn more about submitting your work to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/boudin-submissions\/\">Boudin<\/a><\/em> or applying to McNeese State University&#8217;s Creative W<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christ &amp; Lucifer Share Cacio e Pepe on Arthur Avenue Maureen Martinez __________ &#8230;seize it with both hands and make the most of it. &#8211; Al Capone There\u2019s a notorious Italian restaurant on a corner of Arthur Avenue in the Bronx where an infamous mob boss was shot in the head while eating his favorite&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[221],"tags":[75,145,18],"class_list":["post-18092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fall-feasts-nov-24","tag-boudin","tag-poetry-2","tag-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18092"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18244,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18092\/revisions\/18244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/thereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}