“Ok, you’re gonna feel a little pinch.” What I feel is not a little pinch. A white-hot spear of memory and consequence slowly twists its way into the small of my back. A serpent, coiled around my spine, thrashes against the violation hissing it memory-filled outrage....
William is a graduate student in the University of New Hampshire’s MFA program. He has Master of Arts degrees from Brandeis University in English and Classical Studies. He served in the US Army for thirteen year and is currently employed as an adjunct professor of English at Park University. He’s previously published in Beyond Words, Alternating Current, Baylorian, and Laurel Moon. His short story, “Together,” was nominated for the 2021 Charter Oak Award for Best Historical Fiction.