Publication: X-R-A-Y

  • Swordfish Strips by Michael Brooks

    Swordfish Strips is told by a server at a swanky restaurant, as she low-key obsesses about a fashionable couple at one of her tables. The story surprises, and Brooks captures so many subtle details that are revealing about each character. Emily spots her strutting up to the hostess stand: a willowy curl of a woman,…