by Alexis Hula Mara learned the language of the river like others learn to read, gradually, by scraping the margins of sentences until the sense fused into her bones. The town had been constructed along the river’s shoulder, houses slouching like fatigued eavesdroppers, and each spring the river would reacquaint…
by Jim Kelly “Electric heat,” the man said. “Electric baseboard heat is the way to go. Better, cleaner, and cheaper than wood or oil. Trust me on this. You will never pay more than fifty bucks a month to heat this place. Even in the coldest months of winter. You…
by Phibby Venable There is a panic of loud voices and low growlsbut the child stays hiddenShe wears her red sweater the laundries have worn softShe is drenched with anxiety and wipes her sweaty handssoftly in the hair of her dollShe is wary of hands & hurt Hidden beneath the…
by Alexis Hula Mara learned the language of the river like others learn to read, gradually, by scraping the margins of sentences until the sense fused into her bones. The town had been constructed along the river’s shoulder, houses slouching like fatigued eavesdroppers, and each spring the river would reacquaint…
by Jim Kelly “Electric heat,” the man said. “Electric baseboard heat is the way to go. Better, cleaner, and cheaper than wood or oil. Trust me on this. You will never pay more than fifty bucks a month to heat this place. Even in the coldest months of winter. You…
by Phibby Venable There is a panic of loud voices and low growlsbut the child stays hiddenShe wears her red sweater the laundries have worn softShe is drenched with anxiety and wipes her sweaty handssoftly in the hair of her dollShe is wary of hands & hurt Hidden beneath the…