Petty Revenge A Short Story, By Scooter Milne Thursday afternoon’s school bus wasn’t too terrible this time. Most of the buses tended to range from “probably pushing its expected useful lifespan” to “you know the district has an extra liability policy on this one.” I put this one at a firm “maybe another 5 years …
Taboo The cold bench by the bus stop Has had a carcass beneath its metal beams For as long as I can remember A rotting disfigured thing Every morning I must sit above it With a burning nose and watering eyes Pretending it doesn’t exist Until the bus stops by and takes me away …
Look at Me! The apple holds itself together, with a core stuffed with seeds, each one full of possibility that cry out in whispered hope, Look at me, I could be a tree! That first class I had nothing bits of old furniture, a few boxes, barely enough to feed myself, and I too whispered …
Short Nonfiction
Susan Detroy is a visual artist, mobile photographer, printmaker, and filmmaker in Eugene, Oregon. Her series “Portrait of a Woman” is published in our Spring 2021 issue, and Susan’s other works have been featured in galleries around Oregon and the world.
