“Corner of Main and Paradise,” Dawn Abeita (Fiction ’96)

Dawn Abeita‘s short story “Corner of Main and Paradise” recently appeared in the Yemassee Journal. Read an excerpt below:

“The man stands on the same street corner near the wire garbage can every day. He never sits or squats or leans. He is a pole, planted on the corner like a reminder of something. The four and five and ten story fringes of the city huddle above the storefronts. Some windows are arranged and curated, but one contains a toaster, a nightgown, and bowls for cat food, unmoved for a decade.  In another a retro TV/VHS combo is showing a movie: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. It can’t be heard…”

Read the rest of Dawn’s story here: http://yemasseejournal.com/2020/03/01/corner-of-main-and-paradise/