Paul Lisicky

Paul Lisicky is the author of five books, including Unbuilt Projects and The Burning House. He teaches fiction and nonfiction in the MFA Program at Rutgers University–Camden. “Volcano” is an excerpt from the memoir The Narrow Door, forthcoming from Graywolf Press in January 2016.

Nonfiction – Issue 19

•Volcano

Our feet are warm. Our faces shine. The room is getting dark, the night coming a little sooner these days. Should I turn on a lamp? Then the prospect of dinner changes our placement toward that dark. The chicken stew on the trivet.

– Issue 1

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