I know a boy who loved too much. He’s my cousin, Toby. I first noticed when he was seven, two...
Swans When the four emerged from the eggs, I knew the odds. One or two would make it. The others...
The Sugars of Existence What he feels, he acts upon; What determines truth describes consequence. Aspens in the high country,...
Stepping out of the truck, I took a deep breath. I tried to remind myself that this was the same...
At the Hour of Milk When the barn lit up for the very first time the cows in their stanchions...
Agata drove along the flat scrub of the west valley. Clouds a marvel of grey, gold, and pink. She pulled...
Seems like every time you turn around, they’re carting somebody else out to die. Somebody takes a stroke or a...
The siren went off about a half mile from town. You could set your watch by it. Some people did,...
I awake to find Lena no longer in bed beside me. I search for her everywhere, bathroom, kitchen, living and...
“I know what Winnie the Pooh would say,” Jasmine tells me. She is driving with one arm hanging out the...
Field Notes from an Old Chair Well, they’ve come, these early crews though it’s only March, which in Michigan means...
My father didn’t teach me how to drive a tractor, because, I suppose, he assumed that I knew. As a...