FICTION
“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.”
He used to hold my hand on Commonwealth. I wonder sometimes if he ever still thinks about my mouth.
When I was on earth I was a pretty good kid. I only got drunk when I needed to get drunk.
I reached for my invoice, which Dr. George, holding it between thumb and forefinger as if it were a soiled diaper, dropped into my hand.
You’re joking, I say, interrupting the steady bumping of the doctor’s bushy white mustache.
You’ve been dreading this day since the moment you found out you were pregnant—perhaps even before.
Mama sped along the highway, unbothered by bits of gravel that flew up from the front tires and struck the windshield of the sedan.
The young boy goes to bed and kisses his mother goodnight. He goes to bed and closes his eyes and wishes his family good sleep.
I don’t know why I was still talking about the rapture. I certainly didn’t believe in it. Regardless, it remained a thief…
Before the headaches began, I thought myself sturdy: firm in my foundations, set square like a saltbox house.
To be encased, Clint had always thought, was foolishness. Why allow yourself to be open to such sorrow?
Ever since your son brought you here, things have been different. He was crying when he dropped you off. You still don’t know why.
I know you shouldn’t keep wild animals as pets, but I’ve had the same spider in my bathroom sink for over two weeks.
Another image rises to us both: A man hunched before a TV, watching historical documentaries, correcting incorrect facts. Rasputin was not a priest, damn it.
It all started with the curse of my tits. Women’s bodies are cursed. Everyone tries to look at them, everyone tries to ignore them.
At the end of the meeting, the villagers agreed to contribute shillings and pounds to sponsor Elochi to a university in America.
I loved Rena as much as a patient could love their gynecologist. We had tea together in her office. I cried when she asked how I was doing, and she showed me pictures of her terriers.
Share some abandon.
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