Blake L. Bell is finishing up her MFA at Mississippi University and teaches at a magnet high school in South Louisiana. These days, she can usually be found at home teaching, writing, teaching writing. To read more from her, visit blakelbell.com or follow her @blakelbell.
Walls Her nest is too tall by the time Molly realizes she can’t climb in. “I left my tools inside. Should I stop?” She asks her husband, who looks at the wall so hard the plaster cracks. “Put some of those plaster...