Day: May 4, 2014
Swim
I started this manuscript when I was twenty-two, living alone in a teeny efficiency apartment and teaching high school. Trying to be a grown...
Cardenio and the Warbler
This little story started in a park in 2010. I was watching my kids play, I was warm in the sun and a little...
The Stand Mixer
Three years ago, I had more counter space. The counter wasn’t that big to begin with, and now roughly a fifth of it is...
Sasha of the White Boots
She had a pair of white leather boots with fringe around the top, and she wore eye shadow. We were in seventh grade. I...
For Goodness’ Sake
I wrote this for a contest in Real Simple a year ago, and then forgot to send it. The question was: when did you...