The White Hart Inn

Lucas was finishing a degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, biding time; they were going to move to L.A. soon and get a place together. The quilt on the bed was made of goose feathers; there was a vase of fresh lilies on an antique vanity. The day after, for example, she wanted to jump...

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Published in:Ploughshares 2006-09, Vol.32 (2/3), p.146-160
Main Author: McNally, T. M .
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Childbirth
Eyeglasses
Funerals
Guitars
Hair
Hands
Literature
Rum
Short stories
Sons
Storms
Thumb
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Summary:Lucas was finishing a degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, biding time; they were going to move to L.A. soon and get a place together. The quilt on the bed was made of goose feathers; there was a vase of fresh lilies on an antique vanity. The day after, for example, she wanted to jump off a bridge, or take into each hand a downed high-voltage wire. A month later, in her small bathroom back in California, the pregnancy test stick in her hand, sitting down to pee-she placed her hand to her heart and held her breath.
ISSN:0048-4474
2162-0903