Preface: The Spaces Boundaries Open Up
I’ve always thought life is more about what is unsaid than what is said. We live in odd gaps of…
Lessons in Negative Space
1. It’s always night when they wheel us girls in, gowned on gurneys. Underground. They pull their masks up and…
A Mouthful of Posies
Every summer, my flower collection expands with my lungs. I gather them before the solstice, because my mother always told…
Suburban Flight
Suburban Flight In her bedroom, she places her voice in the music box given to her at a young age…
Solitaire
May 18, 1973 Sedan, New Mexico Smoke hugs the flare of Momma’s nostrils. “Why don’t you ever follow the rules?”…
The Taxidermist and the Baker
The baker’s skin, burnished from the heat of very hot ovens, is soft but taut. The taxidermist likes to pretend…
With a Glistening Rush
Five of us dodge the storm in Tammy DeLuca’s bedroom, even Kevin, who stays dressed. One at a time, we…
GAVIN AND MERLE ARE ENGAGED IN A TURF WAR
over the parking lot of Aldi’s. They bustle to snag unattended shopping carts, return them to the carousel, accept the…
Fire
I’m in Flamineo’s trailer when we hear the ringmaster yelling that the fire-eater left to marry his high school sweetheart. …
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