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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…
Undark
During the day I paint numbers on watch dials so they shine luminescent, but when the factory bell rings, I…
One Minute Thirty-Five Seconds
She wakes to a white-bellied blur, a frantic smudge of a bird looping the motel room. It jerks sideways like…
Marked
The guide led the small group of tourists through the grand foyer of the Powell Hall plantation house. Madison shambled…
All and Sundry
Do not let your children stand in the shopping cart. Do not let them ride in the bottom of the…
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