FICTION

  • California

    Published in Slice, Fall 2009 / Winter 2010

    The day waits for Edda to make a decision. “What shall we do, mein Liebchen?” she asks Roger, who sits in his high chair wearing corduroy pants and a shirt folded once at the sleeves.

  • A Period of Time

    Published in Guernica, May 2010

    It had been such a small thing, the thing that made them split up, the thing she later cited as the reason she’d left him. At least it had seemed small to him.

  • The Turtle

    Published in Hobart, Fall 2009 / Winter 2010

    The man is older than the woman, but not by much. They're out for a stroll in the park, taking in the sunshine and fresh air. "Look at that," says the man, pointing at the mud.

  • House Made of Snow

    Published in Slice, Spring / Summer 2011

    Stewart pictures things to make himself stay awake—a lion roaring into his face, a leopard chasing him in the night.