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Not for the Sabbath

When an old man marries a young piece of flesh, she is the ruler.

Nothing to Hide

She unhooks the sapphire pendant from its stand. Slips it into her pocket.

Nuisance Value

He knew deep down that only her ridiculous optimism kept them going.

Nurse Lynn Speaks Her Thoughts to the Wind

It’s true, I killed my husband. I had my reasons. He was a hunter on the trail.

Objects of Desire

Xin Bao had gotten drunk and stolen a hyacinth macaw.

Occasions of Sin

Goretti was a victim perfect for her time, an icon of Catholic sexual politics.

Ode: Feeling Up My Friend’s Sister at the Moment Their Drunken Father Begins the Dog Slaughter

She takes her shirt at the waist and pulls it up slowly: her hips, belly, bra.

On Privacy

He pretended he was in his boat, his cellmate’s flushing, Arctic Ocean.

On the Way to the Dacha

Enjoy the prison. It’s very impressive, worth spending some time!

One Year Later: What to Fear More

It began last spring / Flowers blooming like crazy / No balm to our fear

Only a Lover

Order and gardens. Penelope liked things to grow just as they would.

Other Things

The one who sold me a smuggled gun sold me smuggled bullets.

Papi

The only stories we tell ourselves are the ones we need to survive.

Paris in the Dark

After the password was given, the question remained. My name.

Per Ardua Ad Astra

His name is Lloyd. He lives on Percival. He’s super creepy.

Pierre Rivière Spectacular 05

The citizens of Aunay believed Pierre Rivière batshit, dimwitted.

Prison Nights, Winter Nights

You can’t ask her not to fall in love when she does it on a daily basis.

Punctures, Wounds

She looks at them through eyes flattened by a confused life.

Recycling History

The past is never done with. It begs to be fed, demands to be eaten.

Redemption Song, Part One

Ivan rolled his eyes, and looked at the sky like someone about to be martyred.

Redemption Song, Part Three

The suite cost as much as a two-pound brick of Panama Red.

Reflections on Newtown: No Safe Place

If it were fiction, calling the place Newtown would be too much.

Repossession

Shit happens, you still have to pay up or lose it all, even if it ain’t your fault.

River Song

Remember that innocence is risky, memory inconclusive.

Rouses Point

It was as if the stranger in the train carriage had taken out a knife.

Sagrada Familia

“Look in my eyes. Do I look like someone who has heard this story?”

Sequestered

It was to keep us impartial and to protect us from threats and bribes.

Seven Waves for Good Luck

I found it impossible to forget that we lived in a poor country.

Sexting

The thumbnail spoke directly to the most excitable parts of himself.

Shelter

Welcome, the place seemed to say, let’s screw with you a little more.