Philip Kobylarz, Alcatraz(es), Photograph
“Navarro”
She said, “You don’t have
To defend every last thing.”
I, with my neck wound,
Already having fled
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Zeke Sanchez
Review by Massimo Fantuzzi
Fascinating piece of fiction, rich and worth a whole novel. We read of existences revealing themselves and of masks being called out; we sense what might have led to that particular exchange and what might follow, the lifespans you and I have dug, the disguises we have hidden behind. Perfect tale, where the biographical element is present, singular, yet indicative of everybody’s lived experience: every time we fought, deserted, looked elsewhere, lost, tensed, cooled, walked, teased, unruffled, stumbled, begged.