Prose

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Family: A Fairy Tale

The boy did not know when he ate the seeds that out from his belly button would grow a vine. He decided to show his mother who was busy with his winged sister.

The Peach Boy

Each birth came too early, the samurai’s daughter producing a peach pit with the face of a crying boy or girl.

Wolf Lessons

There are wolf objects scattered throughout my house: a canis lupus Beanie Baby named Howl, a carved wooden ornament, a snowglobe with a wolf pup...

Suddenly

Suddenly is canon in folklore the way it’s canon in truth: the world changes.

Brother and Sister

My poor brother: he was born a rat, a snake, a wolf, a roach.