“I know the shadow is not just a shadow—it is a Black Thing, which is to say, it requires its own language,” writes Derek Palacio. https://t.co/L1FRm1xvzX
10 yrs ago I wrote a poem re: the disposing of corpses (a fly, a pet, a great-uncle) called “Belly Up” but wow Rita Bullwinkel’s story collection by the same name is so brilliantly effed that I think I’ll just surrender the title entirely? Thx, @crowjonah for the spot-on rec. 🙏