He skims away from the school bus, skateboard under one arm, plaid pajama bottoms flap the news; another day closer to July and no shooter. A dragon blocks the book store entrance, her face’s skin rutted burnt roads. Faded kerchief around her head, stockings ladder her legs, lace-up black heels for stomping. She brandishes a […]

An Unquiet Mind: Curse of the Virgin- Rachael Z. Ikins