Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach Week 34: Cantaloupe The first color they see is red. The second, a deeper still. Your son asks about blood. Wants to see it rise to the surface. There are times you forget to flush. He sees traces. Bites his tongue or the inside of his cheek while eating cantaloupe. Red […]
Category: Winter 2022
V. Batyko – Milk Teeth
V. Batyko Milk Teeth My first teeth sprung from mother’s calcium. Some hung loose like tired breasts begging to be torn away. I never let them drop off simply— always the sharp red yank. Then new teeth erupted from my gums, perfect squares assembled not from her, but from cold cow’s milk, buttered toast […]
