“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.”
― Albert Camus
Jacqueline’s fiction has appeared in Haunted Waters Press, Mudroom Magazine, The Broadkill Review, Fabula Argentea, Lost Lake Folk Opera, Noir Nation No. 6: the Jazz Issue (available on Amazon), and The Southampton Review.
She works in a library in upstate NY, where she lives with Mike, Max, and Murray: her husband and two cats.
Photo Credit: Emma Rogan
excerpt from “I’m Just Looking, Thank You”:
You get better at it. He gets better at it. You find rhythms. You find places. Become secretive. Tell lies. Happy lies. Lies that make people happy. Lies that make you happy. So you can take all your clothes off. And he can take all his clothes off. You can lie down. You can stretch out…
excerpt from “Unleashed”:
Why can’t I leave Liam? I think this at the fifth floor landing. I imagine the Libra scales, on one side, leaving, on the other, staying. There’s nothing of Liam on the staying side. My reluctance to move out keeps it somewhat balanced. Finding an affordable apartment in NYC isn’t easy. And I don’t want to admit I’ve hooked up with a Neanderthal…