One Story – Open School Night
I open up my marking book. Jayden is doing well in reading, not quite grade level, but with practice, he will do fine, I say.She doesn’t hear me. Her eyes starved... Read more.
Floating Between Two Shores
I hide in plain sight, foldedinto Europe and El Yunque.I hold all the colorsbeneath this pale carapace.My borders never closed.Tucked into the mainstream,I took... Read more.
Squall Lines
I think I spot a clot of blood from my kitchenwindow. It movesinside the branches of the forsythia. A malecardinal puffed up, silentjust as winter plans its evacuation.... Read more.
Welcome to Summer School
We are cups, quietly and constantly being filled. ~Ray BradburyNight kicks in the breaking sunrise as I turn onto BryantAvenue. A brick school unwraps its metal... Read more.
Don’t Sweat It
Jake, night custodian empties the waste basket,asks, tonight? I nod. Alone in my office, I waitto interview for the job. The one I have been doing for the last six... Read more.