dismantling (section one of three) Death is eminent. “We all die, Codjoe.” Asante understood this but when Mr. Connacht’s dreams became thick with the odor and… Read more “Codjoe Asante”
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Lazarus (part 2-5)
Click for PART ONE part 2 At age 15, he complained of a pain in his left leg. He complained to his parents, to the school nurse,… Read more “Lazarus (part 2-5)”
Joe – Parts 2-5
Click for PART ONE PART TWO – cul-de-sac The entrance of night and the foggy scent of cigarette smoke slipped on like a painful toothache over the… Read more “Joe – Parts 2-5”
Murdoch
section . slurs and shields SOUTH CAROLINA, AGE 10 “You idiot.” He shrunk in his seat. The stiff wooden chair kept him high above the ground, with… Read more “Murdoch”
Joe
The sky remained lifted and sore, with a dreary tone and a somber, miserable hue of gray, mixed and infused into its erratic texture. It funneled into… Read more “Joe”
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