The Boulevard: a publication of the Hawthorne Fellows

 

The Boulevard

 

HAWTHORNE FELLOWS AT THE ATTIC INSTITUTE 2011

Katja Dillmann   |   Wayne Gregory   |   Andy Seaton

 

 

DISPOSABLE PEOPLE

by Andy Seaton

"Out the window, a bloody fog oozes up from the river. It glows from the neon bar signs and beats with blinking stop lights. I open the door and breathe in the cool wet air, washing the smoke out of my nose. The mist caresses my face and fogs my glasses."

 

 Published: January 3, 2012 

 

 

 

1968: TEN SNAPSHOTS

by Wayne Gregory

"I can often see her feelings in her face. When Mama is angry, her eyes flash and she grits her teeth. When she is happy, her eyes dance, and her mouth falls open. Tonight her forehead is pleated and she’s biting her lower lip. Her eyes look dark."  

Published: January 3, 2012

 

 

LA PAZ, MEXICO

by Katja Dillmann

"Three days into the trip, I undertook an experiment. The original plan was simply to wait until Chad noticed that we hadn’t touched and for him to bring it up, but every minute ate away at me and twenty-four hours into it I couldn’t stand it anymore.

Published: January 3, 2012