The prison sits behind the apple orchard, bright curlicues of razor wire peeking through the leaves. It gives me a bad feeling but I have so many bad feelings and dark circles under my eyes. You don’t look so good, say my parents, friends, bus drivers, teachers, and strangers.
Brad Liening is the author of Deep State Come Shining (Publication Studio Hudson). Recent work has appeared in Hobart After Dark, Rejection Letters, and elsewhere. He lives in Minneapolis and at bradliening.blogspot.com.