Tommy didn’t think that Mara had been suspicious earlier. Well, maybe. Tommy didn’t think so, but maybe. What Tommy really thought was that Mara was his friend. He’d probably looked […]

Oh fuck oh shit oh fuck oh damn oh hell oh fuck oh shit oh fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck, Tommy told himself not to think. Was the night really […]

Who knows where this impulse came from, but Mara always expected something else to happen when a band finished playing. A bigger curtain call than would make sense for a […]

Mara finished counting out her meager book. Finished rolling her silverware. Amparo was already gone, Mara had told her she’d handle closing. Amparo and Martín had finally agreed to come […]

It was five o’clock and Tommy wanted to get this presentation right. He liked to do that sometimes—kind of a warmup for the dinner rush. One dish would get worshipped, […]

The deep, thudding clink of two Jack Daniels bottles colliding in the recycling bin. Fistful of peanuts, sip of water, stick of wintergreen gum. Key in the lock.  Tommy was […]

That goddamn gash still wasn’t healing, red staining the bandage, that dark dried crust like a caramelized spot on top of a cheese pizza but all over his fucking hand, […]

In the morning, she had to fight comfort. She woke up well-rested and with Parth’s warmth on her side. The comforter wasn’t too thick, the outside air wasn’t too hot, […]