Ants
Maggie has clouds for eyes. Also, she barely talks. Other kids have asked her how those clouds got stuck there,…
In Which I Learn Something from Something, At Last
I was the one who took the photograph of the princess with her toes in the mouth of a man…
Operating Instructions for Your Broken Heart
These are the things you may not do: You may not hide in or under your bed without speaking for…
Swan Songs are Just Human Songs with Feathers
It was the off-season and we were left to the rain that mourned the tourists. Paddleboats masquerading as swans. Swans…
Centipede of the Year
To the centipede I tried to kick down my drain but refused to go. I see you there. Being better…
So Much Closer Now
The girl detective has just turned fourteen. She will be kidnapped a week before her fifteenth birthday, ice cream in…
The Meteor
The meteor fell from the sky and landed in the yard of the couple. It charred the grass and flattened…
Alas, Behind the Garage
Alas, behind the garage where the trash cans are, hunched and weeping, your cousin Glenna says she is pregnant and…
Talking About Ernie Banks
Their father drank Hamm’s when he finished his shift. After supper, on good days, he’d grab the boys and hang…
Amelia
Amelia hates it when people call her Amy. Amy is her mother’s name, she tells them, and her grandmother’s name.…
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