Jesus Christ, he’d say, throwing his head back. The eyes, he said. Ya had to bring the eyes back. Eyes are what make a guy, ya know? Jesus Christ almighty.… more
Tag Archives: Vietnam
The Vines
FICTION by CL BledsoeThe old man died in the doorway of the Fish Shack as we were coming in from a late day of harvesting grapes. … more
Memoir by way of catalogue
GENRE NON-BINARY by STEVE COMSTOCKWhen I flew home on leave some lady in an airport told me I was lucky we were pretty much done fighting over there. When I got back to Alabama everybody was still shopping and laughing like nothing ever happened. I’d say something about being in the Army and someone would inevitably thank me for my service, but they couldn’t tell me anything about Afghanistan, or the war, or what I was doing there. What the fuck were they thanking me for?… more
Dump
FICTION by Padgett Powell“I want a girl impervious to harm, petty or grand. An industrial model disguised for home use… more
