Flesh Wounds
“He’s bleeding out!” These words stampede through the air, disembodied from their owner. “Somebody help him!” I stand on the…
We Went to the Museum
We went to the museum, but we didn’t see anything good. We sat on a long bench under the great…
Self-Preservation
In the first month of the year after the holiday season she felt out of sorts (the season she got…
When the Giant Breathed
In 2023, the island known in County Kerry as the Sleeping Giant, named for its resemblance to a man lying…
Thirteen
The giant orb in the night sky makes our friend’s house look like a doll’s house. One of us mentions…
Safe Passage
When the first of the last coughs come, I take my father to the sea. I know he likes it…
Those Who Seek
We were sitting in the stadium waiting for the Face. It came at 6:45, right-center field, or that’s what I’d…
Diorama of Star-Crossed Lovers Driving at Night
Look at their body language: Henry grips the wheel with his left hand while the other chops at the air.…
This Time of Death
I was in her backyard, the tiny fenced-in yard behind an extravagant Brooklyn brownstone. I had the baby, Violet, in…
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