I don’t suppose he thought about it much— the silver fish we caught dumped in the plastic pail, their slip and curl and gasp when he poured them in the sink. But I looked on at his steadiness, how he took pliers to the skin after he cut a thin circle round the head and […]
Ellen Stone
Ellen Stone cohosts a monthly poetry series in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and advises a poetry club at Community High School. Her books are What Is in the Blood (Mayapple Press, 2020) and The Solid Living World (Michigan Writers’ Cooperative Press, 2013). Ellen’s poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Reach her at ellenstone.org.