Fiction
The Moon and What You Get Back
She tells me our tip percentage is all about our mindset, even though people don’t tip well at brunch.
The Abaarso School for Clever Girls
Melinda’s violation of their agreement—to stay the same for each other, forever—was so profound that she split their shared sphere in two.
Mother’s Wolves
My mind drifted to the almost-lycanthropic being I’d imagined her becoming, half wolf, half researcher, neither coming back to me, dead or alive.
After the Diversity Panel
Had we been diverse enough? Had we changed hearts, minds, and souls? Had we been . . . truthful?
Acceptable Forms of Agony
It was during my third year of teaching the saints at Holy Trinity that the burning began.
Wolf Facts
If there were any justice in the world, I would have been born a wolf. Instead, I’m a seventh grader.
What Happens to Little Girls
“Something in the hole grabs back. Something that doesn’t give up. Something with fingers and nails just like mine.”
Fifty Last Dates
Back then I genuinely believed that every next man was the last one.
Spring Migration
Lori was in real, actual danger, but it was easy to convince herself she was not.