John Henry Fleming
University of South Florida
Author
Keywords:
short fiction, cardinals, entropy, suburban life, unconsummated desire
Abstract
In this short story, a homeowner’s pool pump has been pecked open by a pair of cardinals.
Author Biography
John Henry Fleming, University of South Florida
John Henry Fleming is the author of Songs for the Deaf, a story collection, The Legend of the Barefoot Mailman, a novel, Fearsome Creatures of Florida, a literary bestiary, and The Book I Will Write, a novel-in-emails originally published serially and now available as an ebook. His short stories have appeared in McSweeney’s, The North American Review, Mississippi Review, Fourteen Hills, Kugelmass, Better: Culture and Lit, and Carve, among others. He teaches creative writing at the University of South Florida, where he is advisory editor of Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art. For more information, visit his website at www.johnhenryfleming.com.
