The pen was slipping lower and lower in his hand. The past is too hard to let go of. He held it tighter. He held it too tight. It broke. He was petrified. What was he to do? That was the only thing he...

Sticky fruit blood dripping down chins dripping like revelation from the mouth of babes. I’m afraid I’m a fastidious eater Eat light, eat polite, I’m seen and not heard All I can offer—the...

Your sister is playing with a toy you don’t recognize. It shouldn’t be a surprise, as you haven’t been home since the term started, but it is. You can’t make out exactly what animal it is until...

it’s so vulnerable to open something up  (crack a spine, feel a pulse) and know it’s close to  someone close to you. like you’ve cut them open  and you’re seeing their opaque...