Tali BarrThe ButterflyIt was spring. The windflowers, the primroses, the red currants, the rag worts were all blooming in concert. Between them, the grass was…Mar 22, 2019Mar 22, 2019
Tali BarrSix Days of WarI heard bombs falling. I counted and sorted the big from the small, the close from the far. The walls of the shelter vibrated. “That one…Mar 12, 2019Mar 12, 2019
Tali BarrIce Cream MeltIt was so hot my temples were pounding in a slow pulse. I could surrender to the heat, lose myself in it, succumb to the inner throbbing…Mar 6, 20191Mar 6, 20191
Tali BarrRigolettoTwo weeks before her birthday he bought two tickets for Rigoletto. This year he did the right thing. She was turning 36 on May 30th — her…Feb 23, 2019Feb 23, 2019
Tali BarrThe BraidThe room was filled with the smell of sharpened pencils, over-ripe bananas and orange peels. There were pieces of crumbled paper, shavings…Feb 22, 20191Feb 22, 20191