I see Sweetness on the sidewalk with her friend, both of them barefoot and in little skirts, blue and yellow, the t-shirts with writing on them and printed plastic raincoats because it is raining. Their bare feet feel good in the rain, cool on the pavement, and their faces are serious, lips set in lines, […]
Arlene Naganawa
Arlene Naganawa's chapbooks include The Ark and the Bear (Floating Bridge Press), The Scarecrow Bride (Red Bird Chapbooks) and Private Graveyard (Gribble Press). Her work appears or is forthcoming in Waxwing, Calyx, New Delta Review, All the Sins, Belletrist, Crab Creek Review, Whale Road Review and other journals. She is a Writer in the Schools for Seattle Arts and Lectures and an instructor at Hugo House. She is the recipient of Seattle Arts and Culture CityArtist and Artist Trust Grants for Artist Project grants.