David Rutschman is a Soto Zen priest and a hospice grief counselor. His work has appeared most recently in the Sun, Waxwing, and Witness. “The Baby” is from his first collection, forthcoming from Forklift Books. He lives in California with his wife and two young children.
Mar/Apr 2017
The Baby
The baby is by itself on a blanket. Expanse of grass, expanse of gray sky. The man flinches, and the flinch becomes a little shiver, a shiver of disgust almost. […]
Winter 2016
The Devil’s New Red Axe; The Savannah
One day the devil appeared to a simple woodcutter and offered him a new red axe.