Restraint by Marshall Callaway
I hate your dog. Because she replaced me or because outside of your expert training she had no manners, either way I hate the bitch. Yet one can’t help but be moved…
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Writing by Marshall Callaway published in Dual Coast Magazine. 5 pieces from the archive, free to read.
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45 Rapture, 33 Speed by Marshall Callaway
There’s a tiny scratch on a motorcycle. I am stuck on that score as it skips the record back— to the crackle and pop of authenticity, of enthusiastic lives lived well. The…
Scotch Mirror by Marshall Callaway
I stole the Glenlivet mirror from my dad when he lost his home. I told myself if he wanted it back he could get a damned wall to hang it on, but…
Ratchet Lake by Marshall Callaway
For years the dry lake rusted, eighty frustrated acres pitching tantrums in our backyard, throwing up trees where we’d cleared, mocking our attempts to scape the land. We plinked water balloons in…
The Errant Double-Proof by Marshall Callaway
I am born again a pie pan in the kitchen of a master baker now nauseated by the baking for the memories it recalls. Virgin enamel shines sliding down my sides and…