ArtWrite 9/2: Matthew Coll, "Beat Down"

The “L” rattled overhead. Joely’s body automatically braced herself for Robbie’s pained reaction to the clanging and vibration. Except she was alone.

It made her sad that she’d never know the city on her own terms, how she was always lugging invisible baggage loaded wth her brother’s obsessions, phobias or triggers.

--Maggie Levine

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