It Breathed Fire

It Breathed Fire

The first one was as loud as a thunderclap. Sylvia jumped from her chair and instinctively glanced out the window, only to see bright blue sky and a manic sun. She turned to her grandma, who had been reading the news on her iPad. “What do you think that was,...
Elevator Boy

Elevator Boy

I live in the hottest place in the world. The fourth floor of an apartment building in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, squeezed next to a huge parking garage. Concrete retains heat and this city is stifling, even in April. Every night at nine I get home from work and...
Jew Boy

Jew Boy

We got into our stances, feeling the ground, fists up, and focused on any possible weakness. Everyone gathered in a circle around us, breathless and anticipating. Then Albert shoved his way from the back of the crowd to face me.