
Girl in the Snow
He’d be back soon, and she was glad to be cold. From the passenger’s seat, she’d watched him float up…
Providence
My father tells me the constant rush of water through our town is the whoosh of the world going round.…
(DON’T) REMEMBER ME LIKE THIS
1. During the space race days your parents sip Maxwell House in the morning, Beefeater before dark. Through bedroom walls…
As Solid As an Ashtray and Emits More Smoke
It is a cast-iron frying pan filled with cigarette butts. The handle is just the right size for my hand…
If this were Tracy Island
I’d use a soda siphon at cocktail hour, and you’d only know I’m speaking when my chin quivers. And it…
Night Vision
During a commercial, I ask you to tell me about nights in the jungle. We are blue and then white…
We Don’t Boil Babies
You don’t remember Grammy saying the words, although you were there. You were the baby. You’ve heard the story a…
Account For What You Have
First, blanch the peaches. Run them under cold water to peel their skin away. Feel the flesh underneath. This is…
Girl on A bike, Boy in Dayton
Jack is sixteen when he sees Marie the first time, then 84 when he sees her again, though he doesn’t…
Necrotic
The passion with which she took to the house and garden surprised him. She told him her grandmother taught her…
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