My story "The Chrysanthemum Flower" has just been published by the Cumberland River Review, a quarterly online literary magazine published by the department of English at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.
The story is based on bits an pieces of my life, which may indicate a failure of imagination, an inability to invent. Or it may indicate an ability to shape and give meaning to life events.
In either case, I briefly taught a prisoner Japanese in a cellblock of a maximum-security state prison. I did translate the Japanese story quoted. "The Chrysanthemum Flower" builds on those two experiences.
You can read the story by clicking on this link. Or by searching for "Cumberland River Review," cliking on "Current Issue," and clicking on the story.
I welcome any thoughts, comments, or observations the story provokes. Enjoy.
No comments:
Post a Comment