Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend
05/12/2018
She was a child drawn to the shine of bright things like the candlesticks in church. Or a silver cup left over from before her mother couldn’t work anymore. Looking
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Putha From Jammu
04/06/2018
I’m Putha from a refugee camp in Jammu in the southern part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. My family was part of an exodus from Kashmir after killing
Moving Day
03/14/2018
The Bronx had always been a temporary stop along the path toward upward mobility. Not a place where Jewish people living on our block wanted their kids to grow-up; it
Beach Blanket Babylon
03/05/2018
Jerold wished he could audition for a part as TV’s Jack-in-the Box with that white Styrofoam thing pulled over his head. Not that he was particularly scary looking. It’s just
Black is the Color of Marlon Brando’s Motorcycle Jacket
02/15/2018
Black is the color of my true love’s hair and Marlon Brando’s motorcycle jacket, each tooth a silver zipper. Black is the color of roadies drinking beer down the street
The First Flying Woman
02/11/2018
The old woman who lived in the bottom apartment called me. Her name was Basuma. Freckles covered her hands and arms and made her look like a ripe banana. She
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