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My father would’ve worn faded work-jeans: picking out a different pair every morning from his cycle of Wranglers, each of them bearing the circles of Copenhagen…
When fire eats the corner house, I walk a different way. I don’t like the bones of it, how easily the snow blows through. There is…
The sun in September is a hammer, is a circular saw. You were using a belt sander on the Saltillo tile in the kitchen. I wanted…
Your mom asks you to latch eye and hook around her neck. A string of little white moons rests against her breasts. Luna. Eclipse. Breathe—“you…
You must understand, the ways of lions are complex. We meant no harm. When the lion—the original, true lion—began coughing, we gave him syrups and…
For the first hour the prevailing mood was one of disbelief. People thought it was a dream, a metaphor, maybe. But it didn’t pass: gravity…
Some years ago, I applied for a job selling suits. The manager hired me because I am not a good-looking man but I look good…
When my father slips into compression stockings, I wonder who will perm his new blond hair. I wonder who taught him how to apply lipstick,…
Lola treats herself to a burrito at Chipotle. The woman at the next register invites her for margaritas. Sure, Lola shrugs, even though she had…
Amy Brown’s mother was the bus driver, and so to get to her birthday party all the girls had to do was stay on the…