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What’s Wrong With Sienna?
You can probably imagine a husband-not-baby say he’s hungry, and the woman-his-wife Sienna hurry and scurry, her hands and fingers…
Sundays with Clarisa
My husband owns a German bisque doll from the late 1800s. Her name is Clarisa. She has delicate blonde curls…
Her Deleted Scenes
Her head was found perpendicular to the lake. The sight almost eventuated a myocardial infarction, that’s a heart attack to…
Who May Be Left Out: An Interview with Jolene McIlwain
Jolene McIlwain’s Sidle Creek, a collection of flash and short stories, is amazingly balanced between characters we care about and…
The Scientist
Toodle-loo, Kangaroo The last known living slender crawfish died in a small pool (technically, a kitty litter box, but perfectly…
Grandpa Revisits the Modern Art Era
All winter, Grandpa seems frailer, like he’s entering a final phase. His living room’s cluttered, he hasn’t shaved, and we…
Raisin
I wake up to your moaning while releasing yourself in the bathroom without bothering to run the faucet or the…
What You Wouldn’t Do
Metaphors for a Tumor Like a spaceship was flying through a meteor shower in her boy’s skull. Knock knock, he’d…
They Would Have Told You
They would have told you not to go to that party. Bowls filled with candy and condoms. Tequila. Vodka. Rum.…
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