I’ve forgotten his name, but in the photo his boot is resting on the skirt of a tank as he holds up a stubby pencil in one hand and a Galil rifle in the other. “I told you I send you picture,” reads the back. My sister’s high school pen pal was an Israeli soldier in...

Steve’s work has appeared in journals such as The Massachusetts Review, The Gettysburg Review, Mid-American Review and Caliban Online. He received his MA in poetry from the University of Texas at Austin and a MFA in poetry at Florida State University. He is also a classically trained sushi chef. He teaches first year composition and creative writing at Florida A&M University.