“Pray for Us Sinners” by Breanne Mc Ivor
My son saw women peel their skin from their bones and burn their bodies out like cane fire before bed . . .
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“Relief” by Adeola Adeniyi
On a humid mid-July Thursday evening, a young woman in a cream-colored Macy’s pantsuit went into the small bodega on Nostrand and Lexington Avenue (by the twenty-four-hour Laundromat) and walked to the back refrigerator . . .
“Cup Check” by Carolyn Smuts
Rule 1.17 Athletic Supporter & Catching Gear Requirements:
All male players must wear athletic supporters; metal, fiber, or plastic type cups are acceptable. Cups must be worn at all times and not removed during breaks or between innings . . .
“Central Park General” by B. Kim Taylor
I was in a Central Park playground one autumn afternoon with two extremely high-energy young sons, when a local dad offered to organize a game with them and other kids in the park.
“Our Dirty Little Secrets” by Geoffrey Philp
It must have been a gunshot. I’d know the sound of a .45 anywhere.
“The Effects of Urban Renewal on Midcentury America” by Jeff Esterholm
The last time I saw my father was in October of 1972 . . .
“The Graveyard Shift” by Tom Leins
The grave is waist-deep when the cramps start . . .
A Conversation with Lee Byrd, Co-owner of Cinco Puntos Press
Continuing our new feature Akashic in Good Company, which spotlights our colleagues in other corners of the publishing world, Akashic Books Managing Editor Johanna Ingalls speaks with Lee Byrd, co-owner of Cinco Puntos Press.