mialisecarney

Joseph Rios – Death of Josefo (Part 1)

Joseph Rios Death of Josefo (Part 1) Josefo is a teenager climbing a ladderwhile he snaps this pic of his grandfatheron his new flip phone. He walks over to the tarpcovered swamp cooler. The roof crunchesunder his feet but he can still hear his grandpashouting directions while scraping the ladderagainst the camelias. Their petals areContinue reading “Joseph Rios – Death of Josefo (Part 1)”

Monique Quintana – Capillaries Look Like Trees

Monique Quintana Capillaries Look Like Trees For Carribean Fragoza We weren’t Catholic, and I couldn’t have a quinceañera. My mom felt bad, so she told me she would take me on a trip anywhere I wanted to go, as long as it was in the continental United States because she could get a discount withContinue reading “Monique Quintana – Capillaries Look Like Trees”

Joseph Rios – Ephraim Goes With Me to the Dump

Joseph Rios Ephraim Goes With Me to the Dump Gallo Wine was the only one to survive on Clovis.They take loads of all-green for twenty bucksand turn it into fertilizer that feeds cheap wine.I’m doing my part. We got layers of leaves indifferent stages of rot. The stiff metal rakes areour best friends as theContinue reading “Joseph Rios – Ephraim Goes With Me to the Dump”

Monique Quintana – Crossing Sticks and Lies

Monique Quintana Crossing Sticks and Lies For Randa I had decided to drop out of school on the first day of my MFA fiction workshop. I was wearing a black corset dress with life jacket buckles as my goodbye to school shroud. Randa emailed me to say she noticed I wasn’t on the class rosterContinue reading “Monique Quintana – Crossing Sticks and Lies”

Joseph Rios – Field Guide: Calwa #2

Joseph Rios Field Guide: Calwa #2 The steel wheeled train cars sing like a crystal flute of champagne accompanied by the bass held hostagein the trunk of this murdered out Buick. The kids’ jungle gym is a broke down Altimathat became a memorial to the neighbor’s grandpa who got shot while changing the timing belt. How willContinue reading “Joseph Rios – Field Guide: Calwa #2”