਀㰀栀琀洀氀㸀 ਀  㰀琀椀琀氀攀㸀猀漀渀椀愀琀㤀㰀⼀琀椀琀氀攀㸀 ਀  㰀洀攀琀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀∀䘀伀刀䴀䄀吀吀䔀刀∀ 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀䄀爀愀挀栀渀漀瀀栀椀氀椀愀 㐀⸀　∀㸀 ਀㰀戀漀搀礀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀　Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀 戀愀挀欀最爀漀甀渀搀ⴀ挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㈀㔀㔀Ⰰ ㈀㔀㔀Ⰰ ㈀㔀㔀⤀㬀∀ alink="#ff0000" link="#0000ff" vlink="#800080">਀㰀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀 ਀    㰀琀爀㸀 ਀    㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀
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਀       㰀昀漀渀琀 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀戀氀愀挀欀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀愀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 栀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀∀ 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㌀∀㸀㰀戀㸀䌀漀渀琀攀渀琀猀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀

Home਀㰀戀爀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀㸀 Introduction
਀ ਀      㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀㸀㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀戀椀漀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀䄀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 䄀甀琀栀漀爀㰀⼀愀㸀 ਀㰀戀爀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀㸀 ਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㌀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Grafitti
਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㐀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">The Dream Salon
਀ Street Kisses
਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㜀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Cool Theatre: Oyster
   Plot
਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㠀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Nightshade਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㄀　⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Painting White
   Mountain
਀㰀猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀㸀 ਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㄀㌀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">The Wanderers
਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㄀㐀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Solstices
਀ Family Story
਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㄀㜀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Blame it on the Cows
਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㄀㠀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Day Spool਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㈀　⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">The Fire Setters
਀ 㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ 栀爀攀昀㴀∀猀漀渀椀愀琀㈀㄀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">The Celebrants
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਀      㰀戀爀㸀
਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ href="http://writersonthejob.webdelsol.com/">Writers਀漀渀 琀栀攀 䨀漀戀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀㸀
਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ href="http://thomasekennedy.com/">Thomas E.਀䬀攀渀渀攀搀礀㰀⼀愀㸀㰀戀爀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀㸀
਀      㰀愀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 渀漀渀攀㬀 挀漀氀漀爀㨀 爀最戀⠀㄀㔀㌀Ⰰ 　Ⰰ 　⤀㬀∀ href="http://webdelsol.com/">Web Del Sol
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਀      㰀⼀琀搀㸀          ਀    㰀⼀琀爀㸀 ਀㰀⼀琀愀戀氀攀㸀
਀㰀⼀搀椀瘀㸀 ਀㰀⼀栀琀洀氀㸀
਀      㰀搀椀瘀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀 挀攀渀琀攀爀㬀∀㸀 㰀戀椀最㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="font-family: Blue Highway; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">THE FIRE SETTERS
਀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ昀愀洀椀氀礀㨀 䈀氀甀攀 䠀椀最栀眀愀礀㬀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">BY KATHERINE SONIAT
਀      㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀搀椀瘀㸀
਀      㰀⼀挀攀渀琀攀爀㸀
਀      㰀猀洀愀氀氀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ猀琀礀氀攀㨀 椀琀愀氀椀挀㬀∀㸀㰀猀洀愀氀氀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀            ਀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 ☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀    
਀      㰀戀爀㸀 Like the thirteenth-century nun Abutsu,਀㰀戀爀㸀䤀 戀攀最愀渀 琀漀 猀攀攀 戀氀漀猀猀漀洀猀 眀椀琀栀 洀礀 攀礀攀猀
closed. ਀㰀戀爀㸀
Blue petals swayed above the dirt,਀㰀戀爀㸀琀栀攀渀 䄀甀最甀猀琀 琀漀洀愀琀漀攀猀 挀愀洀攀 琀漀 洀椀渀搀 
on the heels of the red cat. ਀㰀戀爀㸀
They too are part of the dwelling਀㰀戀爀㸀䤀 挀愀爀爀礀 愀戀漀甀琀 愀氀氀 猀甀洀洀攀爀
atop my neck.਀㰀戀爀㸀
I balance it and them ਀㰀戀爀㸀漀渀 愀 猀琀攀洀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀⸀
Most unlike the Japanese scholar਀㰀戀爀㸀
locked in a room to read਀㰀戀爀㸀昀漀爀 搀愀礀猀 愀渀搀 渀椀最栀琀猀Ⰰ
weeks and months,਀㰀戀爀㸀
rope tied around his throat਀㰀戀爀㸀琀漀 樀攀爀欀 栀愀爀搀 愀渀搀 猀甀搀搀攀渀  
should he doze ਀㰀戀爀㸀
away from the thoughts of others.਀㰀戀爀㸀䴀攀愀渀眀栀椀氀攀Ⰰ 昀氀漀眀攀爀ⴀ瘀椀攀眀椀渀最 瀀愀爀琀椀攀猀 
gathered on a night with no moon.਀

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਀      㰀搀椀瘀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀琀攀砀琀ⴀ愀氀椀最渀㨀 氀攀昀琀㬀∀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">਀      㰀戀爀㸀
਀      㰀戀爀㸀 First published in Gettysburg Review
਀      㰀戀爀㸀 ਀      㰀猀洀愀氀氀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀∀昀漀渀琀ⴀ昀愀洀椀氀礀㨀 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀Ⰰ䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀㬀∀㸀 㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀猀洀愀氀氀㸀㰀戀爀㸀
਀      㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㌀∀㸀㰀戀爀㸀
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਀      㰀戀爀㸀
਀      㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㌀∀㸀㰀戀爀㸀
਀      㰀戀爀㸀
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