It’s pouring. Mom’s pregnant again, on bed rest. Kindergarten and first grade. We’re allowed to walk to school. Alone. He says he watched us from the window. Leave the house in our yellow slickers. Cross the street. Turn right. Holding hands. He’s brought this memory up so many times— My big brother. Me. […]
Warning: This short story contains sensitive content related to gun violence that may be triggering for some readers. “Is it real?” When the alarm goes off one of the third graders in the back asks Mr. Davis the question Ellison is afraid to ask. “It’s real,” Mr. Davis says. “Remember, we treat it real […]
Margins | Triptych DONNA TANG is a Việt American poet based in Los Angeles, CA. Their work has appeared or is forthcoming in Watershed Review, Little Patuxent Review, and Cotton Xenomorph.
