Fiction |
“Boats” and “Cove”
“A boat might or might not object to what you name her. And you cannot control what she calls you.”
Fiction |
“Reading the Cards”
“My ex and I had gotten high on MDMA and stumbled upon her shop. The psychic made him wait outside …”
Fiction |
“Winter” and “Forgetting”
“Of course, I am all for understanding, speculation, and commiseration — just not too soon …”
Fiction |
“Curio”
“He thought that this object must be to the cats what the crucifix in the kitchen drawer was to him.”
Fiction |
“His Odette”
“Back in his apartment after seeing Swan Lake for the ninth time, after Dzerzhinsky was toppled, Pete undressed, brushed his teeth without turning on the bathroom light, and lay on his light blue sheets.”
Fiction |
“Click”
“You know why I hunt? To fill the freezer, feed my kids. I’m a family man. And you’re going to what, mace and tase me for no reason? Put me in the hospital for no reason?”
Fiction |
“Countdown”
“I saw the fate of every person I passed on the street as clearly as the headlights of an oncoming car.”
Fiction |
“Madhouse”
“A mad plumber ran pipes in and out of walls and tuned them so the house would sing dirges as water heated and the tub filled.”
Fiction |
“The Silkworm’s Address”
“Testing the omnipotence of thought, we would turn off the heaters when it got really cold, our foreheads burning.”