Quickening Earth stretches her tight skin, giving permission to the thaw, the planting, the red tulips that now open like mouths,...

Residue The pewter tray on my buffet; three dainty, crystal white wines (my younger daughter broke the fourth playing cocktail party);...

John got fired on a Tuesday. Laid off, technically, because the foreman said all the right things when he called John into his office. It...