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Transfer of Power

Everyone has something lodged and jittering inside them.

Transfer Station

Definitely believe what you hear about the problems with painkillers.

Treasure Island

Exit the building. Say nothing to anyone. They did. And they didn’t.

Türkenmarkt

The emblazoned vessel performed my false and vulgar life—I knelt to it.

Using a Cane

With cane in hand I felt a twinge of superiority to the crutch people.

Vieques

“No, no,” we say. “We’re fine! Really! We love things just the way they are!”

Vietnam and Thailand

Theodora Shure

Vodka on Ice

Cerberuses ran in packs, terrorizing drunks who fell in the snow.

Walking in Time

Once, when young and proud, I tried to grasp the enormity of the past.

We Rise Up

The man said in a hard voice, “I wanna fuck you, little Indian girl.”

We, the Reader

How do we get there, to where we can answer what the jingle is asking.

Where Is My Boy?

The war was about to begin, and the four boys were
in charge.

Where Tourists Don’t Go

While they stand in line Robin leans into his chest. They don't talk.

White Nights

Can there have been something in my letter, that unlucky letter?

Who Are You With?

Lydda, when she closes her eyes, has traded one war zone for another.

Willa Cather’s A Lost Lady at One Hundred

This is a novel that contains more than its actuarial share of falls.

You Are in Violation of House Rules

At first he was mortified. Another person harboured ill will towards him.

You Are Merely Part of This

You’ve seen her almost every day, going to and from the gardens.

You Ask

You ask, Could we have coffee? No, my truth, I’m still on this side.

You, or Someone Like You

I’ve got my hands around the man’s legs when I notice the blood.