“Mother Static”

A short story about a young girl who searches for sounds and smells as a way of remembering. Excerpt:

“That piano is too old to be tuned,” Dad tells me. “If you keep playing it, your ear will be wrong forever.” 

“Resignation”

A short story about a young professional who works as a proofreader for a Southern advertising agency and attempts to quit her job. Excerpt:

This job is better than others, but working “around three years” anywhere is just enough to let me know that I don’t know myself anymore.

Read the complete story in North American Review’s Open Space.

“As If We Could Summon”

A short story where a woman recalls and reflects on the childhood moments that led to her mother’s leaving. Excerpt:

We closed our eyes, scrunched up against each other, afraid, as if some lady we didn’t know would appear.

Read the complete story, published as “The Lady I Don’t Know,” in Southern Humanities Review.