Apex Magazine
The eyeless children appeared outside my cottage at midnight, blowing bubbles through their wands, bubbles that reflected moonlight like stained glass.
As Ephemeral as Bubbles
The eyeless children appeared outside my cottage at midnight, blowing bubbles through their wands, bubbles that reflected moonlight like stained glass.
Space is loud, crowded with the teeth grinding of radio galaxies, the whine of accretion disks spinning dust into strings.
Orion and His Moon
Space is loud, crowded with the teeth grinding of radio galaxies, the whine of accretion disks spinning dust into strings.
1.8 billion miles from the sun, my roots dig deep into the soil of a small garden.
What the Crab Apple Tree Near Miranda Spaceport Saw
1.8 billion miles from the sun, my roots dig deep into the soil of a small garden.
The first time our eyes met, I wanted to put them in my mouth.
A Rare and Exceptional Delicacy
The first time our eyes met, I wanted to put them in my mouth.
Inspired by the James Baldwin portrait “Keep up, Williams,” Ermine said. “Our window is small, and the stakes are high.” He looked odd—we both did—in the fashions of 1930s New...
Moebius Syndrome
Inspired by the James Baldwin portrait “Keep up, Williams,” Ermine said. “Our window is small, and the stakes are high.” He looked odd—we both did—in the fashions of 1930s New...
1. I was six years old when my grandmother took me to a conclave of ìrókò trees. Màámi had passed away the night before, after suffering from a sickness that...
My Song at the Conclave of Many Sorrows
1. I was six years old when my grandmother took me to a conclave of ìrókò trees. Màámi had passed away the night before, after suffering from a sickness that...
When the echo of other hoof beats fades away, I dismount.
The Fifth Horseman
When the echo of other hoof beats fades away, I dismount.