Constellations Of Maria: Seattle Chapters by Sarah Maria Medina It begins in my flat, inside the old two story house on 12th Avenue. The sun rises as Levi sleeps. I trail my fingertips over her bright sleeved tattoos. I can’t sleep when she stays. Our secrets keep me awake: the ones I turn from and the ones she holds out. I can’t be honest with myself about the river and with each layer of truth Levi speaks, I feel my […]
The Girl in the Box
The Girl in the Box by Sarah Maria Medina At the Champ Arcade, Mackie, with short cropped hair and a black leather jacket, scowls at Mariá, and treats her like a puta – though Mariá doesn’t speak much Spanish, she knows the cuss word for prostitute, and lets it roll between her teeth. When Mackie unlocks the money box at the end of her shift, Mariá looks down at the gum stained floor, waiting for Mackie to finish counting out […]