The Photographer by Joseph JP Johnson In the final hours of Michael Smith’s life, family rotated into the hospital room. Most had little to say and spent, on average, three minutes each wishing the man well and promising his full recovery. There was the inheritance to...
Medusa in Paradise by Cade Leebron Listen, because I’m telling you: snakes aboundaround here, kiss you in your sleep. We all eata thousand a year without knowing.We all make noises in our sleep. Snakes listen.Are you listening? You never look at me,hand me roses like...
Someday by Mia Ayumi Malhotra You’ll wake to the rattle of porcelainagainst rim, turn to unhappy linens:rumpled pillow, cast-off duvet. Mouthsteeped in bitters, you’ll rise to clear the bedroom of unhappy linens,breakfast things: butter pat, tea cozysteeped in...
The Second Bride by Allegra Frazier The First Bride didn’t work out, but enough about that. # The Second Bride is provided with everything she needs upon arrival–the correct shoes, coarse soap for her body and soft soap for her face, a booklet of helpful advice, a...
Lunar Breaks by Sarah Aronson AstrologyZone: August is likely to be one of your very favorite months this year. Push the clutch in, cry. Get a ride to the orthopedic urgent care in a cab in a white dress. The woman who had the woman who had mecould have married a...
