All the humiliations of having a body. Is it load-bearing or cosmetic. Not signing the paperwork isn’t an option. You can’t write while walking…
I was there because my shoes needed scuffing, and because the air that summer was humid and bug-clotted and I had decided that I would not…
She began to enjoy strange flavors, beginning with snuck slices of raw potato tongued from the edge of a paring knife. It was March, a week after…
When I woke up in the morning, there was an egg.
My son:
Your name — the same now. . . how many years? Your mummy and I decided to name and feed you as we…
Every time Henry would listen for sounds coming from his neighbor’s rooms, pressing his ear against the cold, dark iron walls, he would…
Say the bones are saved with the help of thousands of hands. From deep…
for Tran Dan
Over time
It begins in the morning. It begins on sheets. It begins with an alarm ringing. Someone is calling…
Bob wants me to shovel now. He doesn’t say anything. But I can tell. He walks away, down the hill, and leans against a dying ash tree. I…