The whole bird lay naked on the cutting board. Iris had received the wooden board as a wedding present. It…

There was a lot of dust on them mens. Me, keepin’ off the wooden sidewalk while keeping an eye, a…

The foam pillow, one of several retrieved from his parent’s house after the sale, smelled of Bengay. Meant for the…

In a blur, a blind of grass, the horse. Dunes. At your right, ocean collapsing on the edge of Virginia.…

From her window seat on the train, Ruth watches the cluster of teenage boys on the platform. They posture in…

Agnes rocked us in her boat. Cradled between waves, we were sleepy. She sang a song from her deepest throat:…

It is my job to gag her. Mike and some of the others have her pinned to the ground. The…

Mom and I got really into the arcade claw machine one elementary school summer. Handful of tokens, a frappé from…

Mom flosses me every night with my limbs starfished across the kitchen counter and my head hanging off the edge.…

When Mamá’s apron catches fire, my first reaction is to grab Mamá’s body and share the fire with her. Pimientos…