Lena Mubsutina Author’s Note: The next 12 days I will be sharing excerpts from the first part of my novel-in-progress, tentatively titled “The Thieving Pot.” It is loosely based on the Palestinian folktale, “Tunjur, Tunjur,” a story about a pot that comes to life and wreaks havoc on her neighbors with her deception and theft.Continue reading “Lena Mubsutina – The Thieving Pot: Excerpt 8”
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Steven Sanchez – Waterfowl
Steven Sanchez Waterfowl With the webbing tornfrom his right foot, his toes pointperpendicular to the ground before each step like a danceraware of his body’s whole weight. I tell myself he walks with grace,that his foot isn’t limp like a wrist. (I want to make himpowerful.) I will break him a piece of this loaftoContinue reading “Steven Sanchez – Waterfowl”
Lena Mubsutina – The Thieving Pot: Excerpt 7
Lena Mubsutina Author’s Note: The next 12 days I will be sharing excerpts from the first part of my novel-in-progress, tentatively titled “The Thieving Pot.” It is loosely based on the Palestinian folktale, “Tunjur, Tunjur,” a story about a pot that comes to life and wreaks havoc on her neighbors with her deception and theft.Continue reading “Lena Mubsutina – The Thieving Pot: Excerpt 7”
Steven Sanchez – Narcissus
Steven Sanchez Narcissus They want you to believe I died by my own vanity. I knelt down to drink my reflection and cooed to the man watching me. I lifted him from the water, stroked his hair, tucked it behind his ears, and held myself for the first time. I learned how toContinue reading “Steven Sanchez – Narcissus”
Lena Mubsutina – The Thieving Pot: Excerpt 6
Lena Mubsutina Author’s Note: The next 12 days I will be sharing excerpts from the first part of my novel-in-progress, tentatively titled “The Thieving Pot.” It is loosely based on the Palestinian folktale, “Tunjur, Tunjur,” a story about a pot that comes to life and wreaks havoc on her neighbors with her deception and theft.Continue reading “Lena Mubsutina – The Thieving Pot: Excerpt 6”
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