THE LOST RIVER by Jane Varley
THE LOST RIVERby Jane Varley
Hummingbirds
The varmint squirrel dropped a gnawed pinecone like a grenade out of a fir tree and a hummingbird turnedmy ear inside out, rapidfire thrum of tiny bones. Time machine of thought:
Someday you will have...
WHAT SHE NEEDS by Sophie Chen
WHAT SHE NEEDSby Sophie Chen
SHAMEFUL GOODBYESShe gave you all she hadinterminable affectionday to night fondnessa bundle of peaceon nights you canhardly think straightthe after hourswhere even tequilacouldn't calm your angstyet youeradicated her souldisfigured her...
BRAND OF BROKEN by Madison Smith
BRAND OF BROKENby Madison Smith
brand of broken
They will tell you it’s nature, not nurture. The disorders and the diseases. Because the list of Bad Things That Need Fixed grows (and they know you’re sensitive about it).Generational,...
BIG TIME by Dave Nielsen
BIG TIMEby Dave Nielsen
Time’s Up
To see how beautiful a single rock is,to put one in one’s yardby crane, by a teamof workers.The beginning of time—set off by a flowerbed!Look at the children next to...