She wants her diary buried with her and it is, after he has read it. His sons puzzle at his sudden coldness, the way he studies their faces.
Dennis Y. Ginoza is an MFA candidate at Pacific University. He lives on the Kitsap Peninsula.
“Here’s an old memory.” She put the radio to the boy’s ear so he could listen to the static. “That’s what rain sounded like,” she whispered.
Dennis Y. Ginoza is working towards his MFA in Writing at Pacific University.
When the last machine died, they planted its cogs and pawls and pinions by the river. The soil was rich, the water sweet. Sunlight abounded.
Dennis Y. Ginoza is working towards his MFA in Writing at Pacific University. He lives on the Kitsap Peninsula.
Months later, he unscrews the gate at the top of the stairs. Unanchored, it folds in on itself, a small bundle waiting to be put away.
Dennis Y. Ginoza is an MFA candidate at Pacific University. He lives on the Kitsap Peninsula.