My father stands on the bow of the small flatboat, his eyes behind polarized glass peering into the deep blue water, hunting. Among anglers who
Read MoreHere, take my heart allow it to defeat any failure to become a flower; enable it to render you complete with all your
Read MoreThis is the story of a dying memoir, and how my sister died twice. Judith and I sat in my sister’s sunny garden outside San
Read MoreIn another season, another world— that lost moment, we ran into nights of shudder and crucible, autumn and oceans—our love barely risen
Read More“Stick your finger in my butt,” I whispered to my wife, Lisa. She obliged. I cringed when she penetrated me and later, in refraction, I
Read MoreAs just one pulled stitch in a sweater mars its facade, so the two of us snagged on your chronic fatigue but eventually learned to
Read MoreCruel are those tears that slip, silently down without a sound, The most sorrowful noiseless scream, no solace to be found. Welling up from a
Read MoreHe’d made a mistake in coming here. The taxi idled at the curb, one cylinder missing its spark and inciting an anxious, irregular chuff to
Read MoreEvery Thursday, our geezer bus makes a run to a nearby megastore. I’m usually among the half-dozen or so Grandview Senior Living residents on board.
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