Under the Juniper Tree: Fabulist Fictions
Pulling herself through water, space shifts, time falls away. Even in rest, fins sway, gills open and close, water passes through.
Water moves her. Water gives her something to move against.
“Swim: A Story in Three Parts,” Under the Juniper Tree
Julia Brown’s art used with permission
A girl catches–and must slowly lose–a fish.
A Dirt Devil vacuum sucks up televangelist Roger Tilton.
A stranger enters a town called Clockwork and upsets time and order.
A huckster makes and sells Baby Bone Head dolls from human knuckle bones.
A doctor uses a relish tray to treat a man with an edible ear infection.
A pizza delivery driver goes searching for the Yeast of Eden.
The fictions in Under the Juniper Tree are born out of dreams, fairy tales, “What if?” questions, and more.
Several stories have been published, including “Of Roaring and Wonder Bread,” “Slug Spanker,” “Avocado,” “Mashed Potatoes, No Gravy,” and “Santa Fe,” and I am now seeking publication for the collection as a whole.
Dawn Burns 