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Spin the Bottle
Nicole spins, smiles, bites Mark’s lip, and coaxes him from the circle. They make slow, cautious love on the pile…
Fiction Writing
Truth or dare: Who did you lose your virginity to? That sorta-kinda-boyfriend I had the summer before college. We both…
The Scarecrow Takes a Series of IQ Tests
Predict the next shape in the pattern. Here is a wolf’s heart. Here is a wooden crucifix. Here is an…
Pushed
When I was a girl, a woman in my town died in suspicious circumstances. I still think about the day…
Moon Rabbit
Mother first told me the myth of the rabbit on the moon when I was still small enough to listen.…
At the Auction House
My parents buy my eyes and hair. The auctioneer’s small, doting assistant brings the parts over. My mother sniffs the…
A Pool Party in 1994
When the boy’s mother told him to at last get dressed for the pool party, what he heard was: son,…
Charity Case
For all that she wants, Janie knows Mr. Neilson will never kiss her. He conducts. When he conducts, his hair…
How to Make a Mirror
Find a pool of water. It should be still. Maybe in a hidden grove somewhere. Remember a person or thing…
Song for the Barrio Swan
Marisol goes dancing on Fridays. She leaves at dusk, smelling of kiwi and tree branches, walking much taller in her…
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