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Welcome to the study of pomegranates and peaches.
Secluded among Saints
Secluded among Saints Kids dart unpredictably. They have too much energy and intuition. Elderly couples are the best, but the Frazer’s are only middle aged. The Frazer’s have been more of a challenge for that reason; they’re not spry, but they can get around pretty quickly. I’ve been with the Frazer’s for nearly… Read More
More Terrible Ways to Make a Living
More Terrible Ways to Make a Living All through the winter, I stayed unemployed. I had a few interviews, each one a little more anxiety-making than the last—I’d stay up close to all night trying on different outfits and different hairstyles, struggling to understand what image I wanted to present. Young? Pulled together? Experienced but… Read More
Hive Mind
Hive Mind Tenzin woke up before the sun came up, his eyes snapping awake and his mind instantly alert. There was no drowsy snooze, no struggle to rouse emerge from the comfort of sleep. There never was, not on this day of the year. He rolled over carefully, trying not to wake his wife Pema… Read More
extra, extra
extra, extra we found a monster in the graveyard hours. hundreds of birds had gathered around, as if in mourning. perhaps in fear. their beaks and feet and feathers were silent; the forest was just barely asleep. beside me, her flashlight crept over crushed blades of grass, insects like diamond dust swirling in its heat.… Read More
A Tale of Two Birds
A Tale of Two Birds There was a Tulip tree, older than anyone’s eyes could remember, that stole the valley. The old Tulip tree stood next to a river, who’s fervour had somewhat diminished in the current, torrid, summer months. Sounds of water lazily treading over the stones and the pebbles of the riverbed filled… Read More