Alicia Erian
Alicia Erian’s work has appeared in Painted Bride Quarterly, Berkeley Fiction Review, and Peregrine. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she writes and co-directs films with her husband. Their next project is a short about a girl named Irene who is in desperate need of a bath.
American Standard
They pulled off the highway and followed the signs for the Thirteen Stars Motel. Besides proclaiming itself to be “American Owned,” the motel promised that its restaurant served “American Food” and that each room was held to “American Standards.” Alastair was thrilled. He’d never met a racist before, and now he was going to. Already he felt a mixture of fascination and compassion, as if he and his father were about to visit the zoo.
July 2002Bikini
In 1960 I was one of the few people I knew who owned a bikini. They had been around for a while but were still considered fairly risqué. Mine was pink, was made of cotton, and tied around the neck.
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