Untethered
After focusing mainly on poetry over the past few years, I’m really enjoying diving back into short stories—creating worlds and exploring them in new ways. My last two stories (Beatrice Never Leaves and Silently Seeking Soles) began as quirky true events that I stumbled across online, and this one is no different. Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction: when I came across an article about a kidnapped emotional support alligator, misplaced and set loose in a Georgia swamp, I thought, Now, there’s a story! As you know, I love telling stories from unusual perspectives. So here’s my take on…