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fragments iii
i ask you to imagine the following scene: the two of us. you’re drinking a beer while teaching…
The Demon of the Mirror
The village sage did not trust mirrors. He preferred a stream that ran between two palms and a…
Clover
In an old room, on a clean wooden floor, I was playing with my doll Susie, waiting for…
Midnight Delivery
The rain sang against the windowpanes of my trailer, its clouds blackening the November night. I sat…
The Undoing
You light your hourly cigarette. You say it clears your head,You ask to see me, I say it…
Awaiting Moonrise
For the third Friday in a row, I wake to the men’s call to prayer fighting against the…
Châtelet
Châtelet’s long grey corridors seemed to stretch forever into the silence of the night. The more we walked,…
Three Bastards
Road N13 is closed because of snow. It’s been coming down all night, so thick that cars…
A Distant Grandmother Weeps in the Dark
Sometimes your day begins at three in the morning, to fragments of a dream whose details you can…
PETRA
From the day he arrived, Petra was clear about one thing: he was…