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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.…
Caw
Mother says her voice is a visitor in the theater of her throat. The play must not be splendid, she…
Albatross
After twenty-five years and an hour of cash bar drinks, the ballroom-sized venue is stuffed with chatter and assessment. From…
Forgiveness is a Seed
“An enslaved African woman, unable to prevent her children’s sale into slavery, placed some rice seeds in their hair so…
Raising Rabbits
After dinner, after you have wiped down her highchair, the tray, the peeling surface of the kitchen table, after you…
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