SHE WHISPERS TO THE VULTURES / COLIN DODD
THE DEAD DOG IN THE FIELD / NICOLE MASON
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THE DEAD DOG IN THE FIELD / NICOLE MASON
I like to tell it like it happened in July so there can be implications of watermelons, fireworks. In December, though, the blood on the house and snow are peony blooms in red and white. But if it’s in July, there can be an image of my grandmother leaned up against her spade, … Continue reading THE DEAD DOG IN THE FIELD / NICOLE MASON
MISS / KAMAL E. KIMBALL
The morning is silver with birdsong. Clapboard chapel sides thunk down in the grass as nude pews shudder. The priest is sick. His coughing will curse both houses. The rings will roll off the knuckles that don’t exist. Crinoline waits, a virgin in the dress shop, untouched by the woman’s fingers. It wants to be cut, trembles for scissors. There … Continue reading MISS / KAMAL E. KIMBALL
A PHOENIX / ALICIA ROBINSON
It is hot – so hot. The sort of heat that seeps through your clothes to your skin, drips down your scalp, and makes you want to scratch, an itch that won’t stop. I wipe the back of my hand on my face and stare at the beads of sweat stuck there. “It’s hot,” he … Continue reading A PHOENIX / ALICIA ROBINSON
ANNABELLE / R. E HENGSTERMAN
“How do I look?” “You look fine, honey.” “Is it fine or beautiful?” “You look like a mom,” he said. “Are you sure?” “Yes. I’m sure.” Lillian Ratcliff fluttered about the nursery as if a butterfly had taken possession of her body. Moving unopened diapers from shelf to shelf. She went to the crib, adjusted … Continue reading ANNABELLE / R. E HENGSTERMAN
