Fiction
The Fear of Brussels Sprouts
Photo Credit: Isabelle Orozco
Why the ever-present risk of their precious television tumbling to its doom didn’t bother his grandparents, Cyrus would never know.
Woven Skin
The vegetable tan makes for a nice patina—the only problem is that extra month it takes to get a real film.
Myitowne Guided Tour
Hello! Welcome to Myitowne. I’ll be your guide; I’ll make sure you don’t get lost in the rich natural environment that we maintain here.
Maybe I Wish You Had Aborted Me, Too
Do you remember Halloween, 2008? I told you I wanted to be a pirate.
Ineluctabilis
I will leave the building with her, and we will walk together for several blocks. It will be night. Before we leave, she will say something to me, she will make some remark about the tone of my voice.
ELOPING TO ZHUHAI
After a whole night of chatting and lovemaking, you got up at about ten o’clock the next morning. For a rich brunch, Hua hired a driver to take you two to Daoxiang Village, one of the most famous restaurants in Zhuhai.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Pete can never decide if the gossamer substance begins its emergence from out of the dark while he is still sleeping, or if an elliptical void hovers over him and something within waits until his eyes creak open…
Euphony and the edge of despair
The leaves softly danced as the wind gently coerced them to leave behind their home and set out to distances untraversed. They slowly let the wind pull at them, knowing it wasn’t yet time to let go.
Bicycle Jones
Bicycle Jones rolled down Woodward with his big wheels. All around him, cars driving double the speed limit turned the avenue into a wind tunnel, but he couldn’t keep up.
All Things Must Pass
In Luxembourg, medieval buildings line ancient works of architecture so old they’ve become part of the natural world. In Luxembourg, the food tastes like a rich, abundant heaven that you could use to stuff a very expensive pillow.
Memoirs from Heaven
You can’t fit any food, water, or light in the box that Noah stuffed me in after he got sick of me. But that’s fine, maybe I didn’t need all that stuff, and maybe I was better without him.
Subject 89
“Welcome back.”
My eyes snapped open. Huh?
“Would you like to answer a few questions?”