Category: Fiction

This Is Not a Place of Honor Published, AU XXVII: Crisis (Spring, 2020) The bloody desert sunrise bloomed across the sky, illuminating the twisting black spikes and spires of the old temple. Matta’s mother held out a stone dagger to her. It was dull and black and chipped in many places, but Matta knew well… Continue reading Story: This Is Not a Place of Honor

A Study in Semantics When I finally say it, we are in the middle of having sex for the first time, in a sterile hotel room somewhere in the middle of Denver. When I had opened my mouth, I intended to say something sexy1 but somehow when words did come they took the form of an I… Continue reading Story: A Study in Semantics

Sacred Land Encounters with National Parks, Sorted Alphabetically Arches, UT, 21 years old We never made it to Arches. We were supposed to end our road trip there, but the day of, Sophia got food poisoning. She apologized profusely and I told her over and over again that it was okay. When she told me… Continue reading Story: Sacred Ground