The Corner
Three stories from a corner that never emptied.
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Written in Ink
The Unwritten Year
In Bologna her mother handed her the tablet across the kitchen table, in a white box with the lid still creased. The tomato sauce moved in folds on the stove and the...
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Thinking Is for After
The Cracked Plate
Shadows stretch across the walls. Her mother’s plates form stacks on the table. Newspapers rest beside them. Crates cover the floorboards. Mara spreads a newspaper flat. She lifts a plate from the...
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It Will Be
The Twenty-Three Kilos
Rain runs down the café window. The three men sit at the table by the window. A newspaper lies open between them. The street door opens. Two women come in under one...