Econo Lodge at Augusta
In 2015, my father and I rented a Nissan Juke from the Atlanta Airport and drove the two hours to Aiken, South Carolina. Aiken is a town bordering Augusta, Georgia,…
How to Cut a Pomegranate
Named a Finalist for the 2022 Summer Short Fiction Prize POMEGRANATE IS HARD FOR KIDS TO PRONOUNCE. It is difficult to wash the red stains from their fingertips and shirt…
Baby Boy
BABY BOY HAS DROWNED. Padrino is the last to notice. He doesn’t unplug his ear buds until The Old Man is pumping Baby Boy’s chest and mouth-to-mouthing. The last of the…
Medicine
THE VACCINE WORKED FOR LANEY LAST MONTH. Sores along her neck, arms, and torso ebbed. Her hospital-grade fever broke. When she was sick I sent her an arrangement of fruit….