My Mother in the Floorboards by Leonora Desar
My mother said she would haunt me. And she did. She haunted. She haunted in the floor.
My mother said she would haunt me. And she did. She haunted. She haunted in the floor.
The car—a black shadow—not there a second before, weaved drunkenly toward the mailbox, before eclipsing the end of their driveway, veering toward the other side of the road.
All their life together, his wife has denounced the gadgets he’s acquired. The pole that extends to sweep ceiling cobwebs: they own a ladder.
In February we got a new roommate, her name was Fiona.
Marilyn is in her office, on the floor, yoga mat spread beneath her, engaging her psoas.