The Boy

The garden was warm for October. Late afternoon, the light coming through the birch trees in long slants. I was cutting back the roses along the south wall — the…

The Visit

Her mother is wearing the red dress. Soo-min watches through the glass, her hand pressed against the cold surface. On the other side, on the screen that shows what her…

The Shepherd

The nail was wrong. Isabel could see it from where she stood. A sliver of white extending maybe a millimeter past the fingertip on the resident’s left index finger. She…

The Small One

The girl had three dolls and one of them was sad. The Bloom could tell by the voice the girl gave it. Higher, thinner, pulled tight like something stretched too…