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- Address Booki"If only", single work poetry
- Aunty Lila's Birthday Partyi"You've noticed my skin; its blue cheese", single work poetry
- Bums Rush III. And the Moon Has No Answersi"Those final eight seasons were easy", single work poetry
- Flamei"stuck in this couch for forty minutes.", single work poetry
- Lighti"shifts feet. stares into the small red sensor light and flaps her arms", single work poetry
- Picture Mei"picture me", single work poetry
- The Beginning of the Long Journey Homei"I put on your coat and went out", single work poetry
- One-eyed Chickeni"Once upon a time", single work poetry
- The Tupperware Consultanti"She sighs at him", single work poetry
- Wet Carpet Bluesi"Well, the dogs are in the bathroom", single work poetry
- Yee Ha L'Chaim!, single work short story
-
The Gauze Canal,
single work
short story
The protagonist lived through war as a child, spending his early life in underground shelters. One day, he goes deaf from a particularly intense assault, and the doctor pushes gauze into his ears.
His family immigrates to another country, where they, too, become quiet as language barriers make it difficult to communicate. The protagonist has to learn a new written language, but faces less trouble on account of not being expected to communicate.
After his parents die, the protagonist eventually visits the doctor after his eyes and head start to hurt. The doctor inspects him and pulls the long-forgotten gauze out of his ears, and suddenly, he can hear again. The sensation overloads him. When he goes home, he stuffs tissues back into his ears, and returns to silence.
- Satan Cooties, single work short story
- People Sure Leave Simple Lives Around Here, single work short story
- On the Make, single work short story
- Lag, single work short story
- Jungle Taxi, single work short story
- If Not Now, When?, single work short story
- Girl, single work short story
- Disappointment is the Evil Bunny of Misery's Best Friend, single work short story
