In the teacup, only a teaspoon of liquid remains, almost room temperature now. My left hand lifts the cup, my eyelids drop for a moment....

One-hundredth birthday balloon suspended over her throne at her daughter’s dining room table laden with eats. Centenarian reigns. Talk,...

There is a number saved in my phone contacts, under the name “My Life”. I first saved it over a decade ago and have carefully copied it...

Was she pretty, poor, ugly, rich? Hard- working or lucky? Her 7s look like boarding school in Switzerland, but her...

The last thing I remember as my eight-year-old head hit the pillow was that we had to move. The landlord sold our home, and the new owner...

I wanted to be ten when I was eight, I wanted to be eighteen. I wanted more when I was young. I craved a mind which opened naturally to...

Something was amiss. The rings were gold in colour, but that was where all resemblance ended. The so-called diamonds hung, heavy and dull...

It's where we all go, where the dough uprises, becomes bread. Thirty-and-nine. Scratching my balls at a Ballenchine ballet. The...

Without knowing why, I love to seek answers from the sky as if there’s someone up there, who listens. The summer is usually hot but not...

1. Sweat slick. Firm grip. A knuckle carved trail to an open mouth. Silent oh, but my god, I’m sorry for not calling your name. 2. Pop as...

Makeover montages and infomercials of the early 2000s taught me beauty is just a flat iron away— Fix unsightly frizzy hair by scorching...

For Frank Stanford Night of crisp hay, full moon, warm wind, hiking around the reservoir. We didn’t yet know what sacred meant, but I...