GOLDFIELDS BY CHRISTINA BAKEWELL 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 140

We flow through a swarm of people dancing, laughing, swaying to the beat. We’re looking for the answer when we don’t know the question.

ALMA’S TREASURE BY DESMA SHEERER 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 140

Why the hell should a mother have to beg her son for something?

EPIPHANY BY MICHELLE CACHO-NEGRETE 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 140

They’d described it as an epiphany, this understanding, this reminder. How long had it taken them to forget.

RAIN SETS IN BY PATRICIA WALLESVERD 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 140

We listen to rain take the lake.

GLUE TRAPS BY DARRYL GRAFF 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 140

Tell the old man he can’t sleep here any more. Does he have somewhere to go?