Saad fixes televisions. His 12-year-old hands know how to use a screwdriver. In the kitchen, he pours himself apple juice. A gun battle erupts on the screen when he turns it on, but there are noises in the hallway too. “Filot! Filot!” screams Saad’s father, running outside. Voices rise, and doors slam. Saad cannot go beyond the apartment, for there […]
Emily, to the Surprise of the Hat-Maker
Jacob is a hat-builder. He makes hats for people with heads of all sizes. Some heads are round, others pointed, and now and then a head presents itself that is misshapen in some notable way, by cleft or protrusion – in any case, some condition that requires a mastery of hat-building. Jacob builds […]