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…
Charity Case
For all that she wants, Janie knows Mr. Neilson will never kiss her. He conducts. When he conducts, his hair…
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…
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…
Sweetie Come Brush Me
1. I jump on my bicycle and keep my head straight when I see the girls a grade ahead of…
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