Category: issue 15

On the day Dad is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Ana arrives home from the hospital, does the dishes from the dinner—cluttered from the previous three days—puts some food out for Tufinho, sags back on the couch to spend half an hour crying, then finally opens the faucet in the sink, swirling her finger on the rising water.

Materials You will need: A standard 52-card playing card deck. Two jokers, separated. Fishing tackle, assorted. Don’t worry too much about the contents, just make sure you have a nice box. It’s mostly for show, anyway. One net, any size. Ten days’ rations. If you’re feeling particularly careful, fifteen. A boat. It belongs to your… Continue reading A Rényú-Hunter’s Guide to Playing Go Fish by Adeline Wong

At 4:48 on Monday, March 12, Theodosia touched the stove for the fifteenth time. Fifteenth time in Carly's tenure. How many times before that she couldn't guess. Hundreds . Or maybe the previous custodians were paragons whose attention never strayed even for a millisecond and who expertly dove in to intercept any wayward small hands.