VICTOR ROMÃO 3 Works 3 Works by Victor Romãoappeared in CAROUSEL 26 (2010) — buy it here
GREG LAMARCHE Shattered Shatteredappeared in CAROUSEL 26 (2010) — buy it here
JAIME FORSYTHE Lavender Pulse He was in a home, had soft bones, pausedfor days between thoughts, but knew whenevery one of us was born. All those phone calls,triple ring of a rural party line as the entire blockeavesdropped. Never knew privacy. Wallsthinned to curtains; his skin became transparent.Blow-ups of his organs; amplified tune of his heart.The nurse was a man. The nurse was his son, and hisgrandson, and his best friend from high school.The nurse
TIN CAN FOREST 3 Drawings 3 Drawings by Tin Can Forestappeared in CAROUSEL 26 (2010) — buy it here
JULIE CAMERON GRAY Widow Fantasies I want my husband to disappear, dissolvelike a spoonful of sugar in a cup of coffee. I want him to fall asleep at the wheelfor a distracted driver to make a mistakefor snow to conceal a slippery surface. I want it quick and painless and over in a flash.Twist of metal, bone, the shatteredwindshield a constellation across black ice.Traffic backed up for miles. I’d get a call in the night,