Volume 5 Number 2

In the Year of Natural Sciences

In college, I took an astronomy course. The instructor spoke too fast and had a habit of erasing a formula when he was halfway through…

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No Talking

Sex for her as a teenager is like a trip to the eye doctor. Put the apparatus to the organ and switch it around. Better…

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Apprentice (from Farm Town)

After the colossal loss, I strayed solo, taking stabs at fun. I slashed down idiot water park slides and wandered malls filled with carousels and…

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Still Life with the Neighbor

THE NEIGHBOR OCCURRED from the south. The neighbor occurred from Hollywood. The neighbor managed plantations. The neighbor produced game shows. The neighbor is credited with…

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Assembled (After Simic)

IT WAS TENTATIVE, how I assembled myself. The way a box fan picks up radio stations to piece together shreds of evening news in the…

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Caterers

There’s the ice cream, there at the back of the freezer. There’s clearly not enough of it. One hundred fifty-seven servings? One hundred fifty- eight?…

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The Separation

Soon after they move into the house, Bill begins finding nails on the floor. At first they’re tiny, and infrequent, so he places them in…

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Her Favorite Color is Light

Nora thinks air and smell are one. You breathe in sweet or sour, musty or moldy or wet-dog or chicken-broth scented. You breathe out your…

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