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Head
The first reported case came out of New York. No-Head, they called her, and my husband and I sat mesmerized in front of the evening news, staring at the…
The Testimony of the Dead
The Emperor’s mother
Something, some spirit took him over. He was a beloved child, cherished like all my children. When he was young, he wanted a wagon. He wanted to…
Solitary Zen Pinball
In 1974, Brian Theodore was a legend of sorts in the world of pinball design. Pinball gaming was fully into the electronic age and Brian Theodore was at the…
Lightning Man
The first time he was struck by lightning, Blankenship said, “Whoops.” One minute he was scooping pine needles and sludge out of his gutters, a deceptively blue spring day,…
The Girl From Quiet City
Back on the mainland, Fiona is calling it ‘death’, and I really wish she wouldn’t. I suspect she’s organized a funeral, and booked a notice in the classifieds of…
The Most Brutal Thing
There were two middle aged black men sitting on the stoop that went up to Flash’s place, and one of them was arguing with a heavy white woman that…
Vox in the Dark
In the dark subbasement of the old Kitz & Pfiel building on South Main, the AutoVox 2850 registered an abnormally high temperature inside its main housing and paused its…
What is Your Favorite War?
A short film adapted from the story “What is Your Favorite War” by Joe Meno, appearing in Annalemma Issue Seven: Endurance. Directed by Tom Blandford.
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Lions
This essay appears in Annalemma Issue Seven: Endurance
In middle school I lived about a quarter mile away from Lion Country Safari, a drive-thru zoo where sedentary families could safely…
This is Not a Smear Campaign
Jeremy Wainwright’s political platform, which is getting really popular here in District 12, is super simple: honesty, perfect honesty. “What do you think about this tax?” you might ask.…
