2016 Spring – Atravesando

Safety in Numbers

 “You know, baby,” Griffith said as he took a long toke, sitting up so his…

A Talent for Packing

  We grab the bags, half filled, again. Let the shame we own shade us…

Medea to Susan Smith, 1995

  It would have been better if we both had guns / if it had…

Interrogation

  He is perfect to whom the entire world is as a foreign place –Saint…

Swimming Lesson

    I found a pool and fell in. The water surrounds me while the…

Four Suitcases

At five years old, Armen would say, “I want,” and Karena would complete the sentence…

Love Story for a Foreign Girl

  1. Tell yourself, at least he’s kind. You don’t know this for sure, but…

Strange Leaves

  #immigrationshuffle   Steps off of bus. Downtown McAllen. After surrendering to Border Patrol. Given…

Almost Animal

  I heard they no longer sew eyelids of the dead shut. When I pressed…