Act I: Come on in the Water
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Act II: For Christ’s Sake, Tomorrow Is the Fourth of July
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Act III: …A Bigger Boat
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Katharine Coldiron's work has appeared in Ms., the Washington Post, BOMB, the Collagist, Berfrois, and many other places. Her novella, Ceremonials, is due from Kernpunkt Press in 2020. Find her at kcoldiron.com or on Twitter @ferrifrigida. Photo by Wai Siew (Unsplash).