Issue 147

Winter & Spring 2015

Image from Situation 7

Fiction S. M. Hulse Fiction S. M. Hulse

Excerpt from Black River

The music, she thinks, is supposed to comfort. It’s meant as a kindness; they are relentlessly kind here. It comes from a small plastic stereo the nurse switches on after helping Claire onto the bed. Claire thinks she recognizes the melody, and feels mildly ashamed for not being able to put a name to it.

Read More