Alabaster ClayWXB12 — BrasiliaAgain the rain, falling in concrete slabs that pool between green teeth, their lips curved like bows of ships on ships on ships sugar…Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
Alabaster ClaySubwayThe woman started out by saying she was sorry to interrupt everyone’s day. It was phrased as a courtesy to the people assembled in the…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
Alabaster ClayHighwayThe joints of my fingers ache from gripping the steering wheel for so long. There’s an emotional tension to the soreness above and beyond…Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
Alabaster ClayDrivingThe light turns from red to green, and my white-knuckled hands coldly twist the wheel counter-clockwise. The air inside the car buzzes…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
Alabaster ClaySunsetThe summer sunset tags the sky with an amber-pink smear. Something about this evening’s arrangement of atmospheric residue causes the color…Jul 19, 2020Jul 19, 2020
Alabaster ClayFirst DownEDM music blares through the speakers, the bassline tracing the jagged syncopation of a distressed EKG display. I’m waiting for the…Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
Alabaster ClaySleeplessI lie in a dark room with my eyes wide open. My pillow has the clammy warmth of tepid bathwater, and the sheets resting on my bare legs…Jun 28, 2020Jun 28, 2020
Alabaster ClayProtestThe fickle New England weather has turned brisk again, but the crowd doesn’t care. They congregate on sidewalks and street dividers and…Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020
Alabaster ClaywaI consider the wall. It’s convex and covered with a multicolored constellation of holds that speckle the distended geometry of its surface…Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020
Alabaster ClayCanvassingThe houses line the suburban street like tiny fiefdoms. Their residents have employed tree lines and shrubbery to demarcate the boundaries…Jun 8, 2020Jun 8, 2020
