Back to Back
The always on the edge Word Riot published my short and intimate memoire “Back to Back” in their October issue.
Preview of “Back to Back”
Two girls, twelve, thirteen perhaps, are sitting back to back on the bedroom floor so as not to look each other in the eye. One has her knees drawn up, whereas the other keeps her legs stretched out in front of her. Their tailbones press hard against the cement underneath the carpet, a discomfort that suits the awkwardness of their exchange.