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Robert Norman

Robert Norman is from San Jose, California, and currently lives in New York City with his wife and their two daughters. His plays have been developed and performed at venues including La MaMa and the Corkscrew Theater Festival. His short fiction has appeared in publications including Strange Pulp, Food&, and Sinking City. Norman is a graduate of New York University’s dramatic writing program.

Nonfiction

Summer 2025

Fontanelle

By Robert Norman

The life force of an infant is pulsing right underneath their scalp in a place that will be hard but isn’t yet. At first it’s difficult to focus on. It’s […]