the tops of my thighs were burning in the sun
before jumping into cold brown water in my
underwear and someone’s dad’s extra shirt. they said,
don’t tell her...
Megan Busbice is a poet and fiction writer currently living in Chicago. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as a Fulbright grant recipient, and currently works in public policy. Megan’s work has appeared in the literary magazines New Critique, Rogue Agent, Cellar Door, and Rainy Day. Her work is upcoming in Door Is A Jar.