Writing
2026
Discourse On Love
“...It is, for when the spontaneityhas been removed by either man or woman,the other shall receive…
No Other
Felix Horace remembered the first time he received the offer letter. The Agency had insisted every…
Distance.26
[ Departure ] T*: pack into boxes: books, lampshade, ceramics. T: make Doshirak. : no internet.…
Sunburn, Texas
There’s one road in, a blinking red light, and the same road out of town again.…
Enforcing the Line
Trisha takes a break from work—at home, in her own safe place. She meets with me…
The North River
The locals used to say that when you float down the north river, the sea spirits…
sofreh-ye aghd
for Niloofar and Philipthe mirrored morningpushes out
6.10 a.m.
the floorboards don’t creaktwenty press-ups on the rugsometimes
The Sound Money Makes
I need a blank page where sounds can sit. How do you know a sound has…
Subtraction
“What is it?” I had just unwrapped a wedding gift sent by my cousin Barbara. A…
The Age of Disappearing
She sat at the corner table in a bar called The Last Honest Place, which was…
How to Pray
I can’t trim gristleoff fatty meatand pray at the same time,
The Community
It started as a Wednesday like any other, hanging like a new moon between weekends. I…
The Times Are (after Sylvia)
floss for missing teeth.Poison on the nipples.A letter in a shed on fire.
Jocks, Freaks, and Nerds (The Ford, Massachusetts, 1970s)
The jocks playedhigh school helmet-ball.They dubbed the others