In Rare Cases & Other Unfortunate CircumstancesDivided into four parts: (Siblings, Lovers, Parents and Mourners) these stories take us on a journey through the formative stages Alien Buddha, 2023
Coleman Bigelow
Maplewood, NJ, United States
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UnderglowI first spotted her at the beach—stood transfixed as she waved from the shoreline, her body a blazing constellation...
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micro-fiction
beach
waves
A House of NoiseThere were only two things louder in our house than my father’s laugh. One was the slam of the bedroom door whenever Mom barricaded herself inside and the other was the sound of our rusting station wagon backfiring as it pulled out of the drive.
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family
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noise
California“Think of it like a wilderness retreat,” I tell Tina, as we pull rocks from the sunken hollow where we aim to sleep. “We can pretend we're on one of those adventure leadership courses and not on the lam from some overpriced rehab.”
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addiction
Fiction
alcoholism
rehab
woods
esccape
california
Featured Artist: 4 MicrosAnd I consider how all their superstitions hadn't saved them. Turbulence is our only guarantee.
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fathers & sons