I. Daly’s Theatre, 1907. Opening Night. You’re about to descend the staircase. Breathe. Remember, rosin is on your soles so you won’t slip. Remember, you are not going to die. No one actually dies of stage fright. If they boo, you’re just back to playing Lally in the New Aladdin. How fear coats like cotton, […]
Christine Butterworth-McDermott
Christine Butterworth-McDermott is the author of two chapbooks and three books of poetry, the latest of which is The Spellbook of Fruit and Flowers (2023). Her fiction has appeared in Beloit Fiction Journal, Bellowing Ark, Lunch Ticket, and Uncharted/Voyage YA, among others. She currently lives in Texas.