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Fiction 73

Suki Bishop: Where the Story Lies

May 13, 2011 by PBQ

Look at how one pile of clothes leads into another. Trace the layout of clothing as an archeologist traces ruins of by-gone cities. What is the story built into the layers of fabric, piece on top of piece, laid down as if a carefully executed act of urban planning, a city of fabric leading towards […]

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Lori White: Use Your Words

May 13, 2011 by PBQ

Act natural when your aunt asks you if you’re dating anyone. Smile and nod, side to side and up and down. Avoid all straight answers. “Is that a yes or a no?” your aunt wants to know. When she reaches to drag a carrot sick through the bowl of dip on the coffee table between […]

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Varsha Kukafka: Gentian Violet

May 13, 2011 by PBQ

There’s a girl following me. I first saw her at Wallach’s when I was drinking my double vanilla shake. When she saw me look at her in the mirror behind the counter, she scooted out. I only saw a flash of purple. I wish she wouldn’t run. I saw her up at the graveyard, too, […]

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Annette Ferran: Friday Night Fish Fry

May 13, 2011 by PBQ

They found themselves that Friday evening at the Methodist church – Mother, Father, Auntie and Uncle, a few of the smaller cousins, and Cissy – because going to the church on a Friday evening to eat fish with the rest of the community was a lovely idea. So Mother declared. It was a nice idea […]

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