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Casey Hannan

Ghost Water

Casey Hannan
Ghost Water

I go to Lee’s bar downtown where loose dogs dart in the street. I love on my horn, and those dogs go wild. They claw up the hood and piss hot butter on the windshield. A girl yells directions so I can park. The girl opens my door and asks if she can watch my car for five dollars. I say sure, and the girl leans against the trunk and opens a book. I ask her if she likes bourbon, and she says she doesn’t drink on account of keeping her voice in shape. I try to get her to sing, and she says, … [Read more...] about Ghost Water

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American Short Fiction Issue 82

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New stories by Lydi Conklin, Annie Liontas, Kyle McCarthy, Carrie R. Moore, KJ Nakazawa-Kern, and Colleen Rosenfeld.

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