The yellow, lazy heat trickles onto the rice patties still humid with promise. It soaks into the straw hat of…

You can see the backdrop of my loneliness from the interstate. Today it’s an advertisement for the World’s Largest Truckstop,…

My uncle showed me a casting from one of his hawks. I asked if it was the same as a…

We walk cautiously along the trail in leaden morning light, here for the spawning salmon and for a change. That’s…

The teenagers on the subway were giddy as they downed their Starbursts, shrieking and giggling, trading yellows, reds, and oranges.…

I trace a line from the top of her forehead to the tip of her nose, a peachy pink so…

Your best friend, Meg, is scared for you. She wants to accompany you to the lake, but you need to…

The uranium bird has been picking seeds from my lawn. It’s easy to tell where it’s been; it leaves behind…

We were in search of eggs. White ones like the moon, and some as big as newborn puppies in the…