Fullness
First it was the little porcelain dogs with green glass eyes. Each one in various uniforms. A policeman bulldog, a…
Four
And because the house was filled with comfortable things, you wondered. As your wife slept under the perfect thread count,…
Reasons to Be Cheerful
One morning, as I stood at the bus stop waiting for the 7:05, my neighbor, Horowitz, drove over my left…
PIEL MUERTA / DEAD SKIN
She begins each morning by peeling the dead skin off her lips. Sometimes, she feels like she is shucking corn…
My Mother, the Water Monster
I drove to the county hospital to pick up my mother. She was not as I suspected. They handed her…
In All The Loveless Places
The pretty cowgirl’s mouth is wild with tameless laughter, and the tassels on her calfskin miniskirt and waistcoat dance to…
Intertidal
Spirits. Toria doesn’t speak German, but no language is necessary. Her voice melodious with children or men, she tilts her…
Candied Lemon
Kate knew it would not work with Ethan when she watched him remove the thinly sliced circles of candied lemon…
We Mistakenly Think It Keeps Growing
# Freddie goes missing overnight on a Sunday. That week is a blur of search parties and candlelight vigils, porch…
If we name it Mittens, can we please keep the food delivery bot, please?
That July, all our dreams were bones. T-rex bones, kneecap bones, bones larger than our house, bones of a dinosaur…
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