Dictionary, keep close. Like any Joycean writer, Joshua Cohen twists words to make them his own. scrofulated This is not a real word, so when you google it, one of the first 10 results is an article about The Netanyahus. Scrofulous is a word. Of, related to, or suffering from scrofula. Or unkempt. Or morally Continue reading

The TV was new, just purchased. I’d never have sprung for so lavish a gift if I hadn’t been so weak. It was a gift for all of us, from all of us, together. This was what I’d told myself: we needed some laughter in the house, we needed something bright, and the newest models Continue reading