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Alabama Funeral
Kristen Iskandrian
This coming Saturday—July 24th—is the deadline for our remote Writer’s Workshop with Kristen Iskandrian. Apply now to secure your place in this Workshop on the theme of ‘Building Memorable Characters.’ Exclusive for Studio readers, we’re presenting her story “Alabama Funeral” from Issue 118, which received a Notable in this year’s Best American Short Stories
The sitter arrived with a Ziploc bag of brightly colored string. “For friendship bracelets,” she said, one eye veering off. “Yes,” Bette said. The sitter’s eye was particularly lazy today; Bette had never gotten used to it, although she herself, when extra tired, had an eye prone to drifting. Bette was aware that she could
Enjoying yourself?
There’s more where that came from.
“Alabama Funeral” by Kristen Iskandrian was published in ZYZZYVA No. 118. Purchase the back issue in our shop.