Risk/Reward by Ruth Williams Racing throughthe white bars of snowyour head snapstrying to see. Someone on the coursesings happy birthdayas you pass. A gesture that freesicy particlesin the air as if a mouth had warmedthe spot immediatelyin front of it. A poof...
Blur by James Croal Jackson for Mary Oliver We walked alongthe gray edges ofthe river. And myglasses had shattered.This removedthe shape of things,the perfect barren limbsnow perfect trees,what I thought were boatsin the distance you told mewere wild geese...
To Answer in the Affirmative re: Distinguishing Marks by Kelly R. Samuels Nothing much of anything. Freckles. A mole along my collarbonethat was mistaken at least once for a tick. They stood on the trailand slapped at it, as if that would save me, until I realizedthe...
The Mysteries of Patio Vistahermosa by Pablo Piñero Stillmann I It’s been my cross to bear from a very early age (and I understand it’s not an uncommon cross) that worrisome thoughts pop into my head as soon as I get in bed at night. As early as seven years old I was...
Bad Trick List by Alayna Becker A witch I know told me the earth under Spokane is restless. She says the hot spot, the source that feeds the Old Faithful geyser 500 miles away, once coursed under the land that is now the city. The acid fumaroles and mud pots at...
