Ellen West
—Is it bitter? Does her soul / tell her / that she was an idiot ever to think / anything / material wholly could satisfy? More
Cartography
A lifetime of alcoholism had been responsible for his stroke, so he had only himself to blame. This seemed to be an empowering thought for him, and he repeated… More
The People in the Trees
Our mother's sight was fine, but she often behaved as a blind person would; she moved through the world as a sleepwalker. More
2014 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize: An Interview with the Finalists
Dear James Baldwin, How do you think psychotherapy would have changed your writing? More
About as Fast as This Car Will Go
He walked into the living room, looking back at me every so often, lifting objects and replacing them, opening doors, nudging things on the tables, showing me how silently… More
From A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
The designation 02 was stenciled above the truck bumper in white paint, meaning it belonged to the Interior Ministry, meaning there would be no record of the arrest, meaning… More
the puzzle box
he didn't have to say much anymore. he could imply. there was the equation, and the proof, and there was a little machine we could build and imagine it… More
The King of Little Things
After marching for days, King Normous and his armies at last neared the land of the King of Little Things. This would not be a fair fight. And that’s… More
Introduction by the Author
Facts of the past slip away into constellations, forever subject to interpretation. But words? Ah, words will dig their serif'd fingers into gray matter and take hold. More