Unemployment Statistics
This is a story of two coffee shops that face each other on opposite sides of the street. One is General Arthur’s, named after a… Read More »Unemployment Statistics
May 2012
One Moment
Inside the discolored sink of her hands, a woman leans over a single spark. Hers alone to nurse this foul splinter. To smother with rocks… Read More »One Moment
The Land of Silence
This is a story about Randy and June, who lived in the Land of Silence. Every day they walked five miles outside the city to… Read More »The Land of Silence
Why the Telephone Pole is not a Shrimp
There was a telephone pole two inches tall. One night in New York City on January 3, 1948 at three o’clock in the morning, the… Read More »Why the Telephone Pole is not a Shrimp
Color Blind
On a planet long ago, there was only one color. And that color was white. People had white buildings, white suits, food, and many more… Read More »Color Blind
The Story of the Hydrant
Before there were cities, the hydrant lived beneath the ocean. That’s where she got all her water. When the fish were thirsty, they swam up… Read More »The Story of the Hydrant
Shenoa
The stone cannot understand the unkindness of water never stopping, never pausing to say something as inoffensive as “hello.” The water keeps moving toward a… Read More »Shenoa
Exercise Yard
The Shepherd scrapes the aluminum bowl on the concrete with her nose, a toy when it becomes empty. All night I hear her toss the… Read More »Exercise Yard
The Office
A consultant from Palo Alto came in to study ergonomics, marked budget constraints at the top-right corner of a graph pad. Working in this manner… Read More »The Office