Diamond
Sal’s socket wrench slips from his hand and bounces on the pavement. The main number for the nursing home flashes on his cell phone. His mother m...
Kristen M. Ploetz is a writer and former land use attorney living in Massachusetts. Her work has been published with Atlas & Alice, Hypertext Magazine, Washington Post, (b)OINK zine, The Hopper, Gravel, Cognoscenti, The Healing Muse, New York Times Motherlode, Swarm Literary Journal, and elsewhere. She is currently working on a collection of essays and short stories.