short story

4 posts
We'll Play Through The Air Raid Sirens (Anthem 1962) public
fiction 6 min read

We'll Play Through The Air Raid Sirens (Anthem 1962)

Linda comes in. Her dad left for Homestead this morning. National Guard. She doesn't mention it. Picks up her guitar and starts playing. Not the Staple Singers song we've been working on. Something else. Faster.…
My Jacket Is Full Of Birds public
short story 6 min read

My Jacket Is Full Of Birds

The jacket is enormous. Not big. Enormous. The sleeves go past my hands. The bottom hangs to my knees. When I zip it up I look like a walking sleeping bag. Which is the point. I wanted to disappear into it.…
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