I have many times been a mother, but it was the foundling I loved the most. My natural born children were charmed and charming, graced with beauty and gentle dispositions, and my heart still swells with pride in them. And yet it was Hephaestus, crippled, prone to fits and tantrums, whom I loved above all the others. He needed me. How strange our little family was—an Oceanid and a Nereid […]
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Sharon Frame Gay | Birthday girl
The faces around the table are blurred. They’ve lost their hard edges, my vision deteriorating. In front of me is a cake, gaily decorated in pinks and greens, with enough candles to set off the sprinklers in the ceiling. I am one hundred and four years old today. April the 11th. The time of year when spring lambs are born. I came into this world in a small town in […]
T.J. Butler | The House
I am old, maybe even ancient in house years. I slump in many places, and endless seasons of idleness have drained my once-lively spirit. My work was completed long ago, and since then, I have stood idly without a goal or task, uselessly watching the sun and the moon move across the sky. The daylight no longer shines in my eyes because it has been eons since the trees were […]
Sharif Gemie | Inside the circle
That was the afternoon when it all got too much. I mean, we’d heard a lot from them before. Push this here, pull that there, find this, carry that. And they never agree among themselves, so what is the priority? It’s clear they’ve got no idea what they’re doing. Last year’s big idea is quietly forgotten, this year’s big idea will mean re-building, more labor, more effort… And who’s doing […]
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