Ted Jonathan
White Knuckles The past is the past, but it's always present
Twelve-year-old twin sisters Emily and Nan were away - Olga Maria Rodriguez Farinas at summer camp when their parents were slain in a suburban home invasion robbery. The sisters were whisked from camp by their kindly godparents, who raised them in the same community, where they too, owned a home. Although each girl had her own separate friends, they got along fine and shared a powerful and consoling silent bond. At school, they continued to excel. Occasionally, an adult or a kid would point and whisper, cutting deep, all others seemed comfortable with the unspoken taboo on the subject. The sisters went on to different colleges out-of-state, where they married, lived, and had families of their own. They did not, however, maintain any contact.
Ted Jonathan is a poet and short story writer. Born and raised in the
Bronx, he now lives in New Jersey. His work has appeared in New York
Quarterly, Web Del Sol Review, Pedestal, Hiram Poetry Review, Jewish
Currents and many other magazines and anthologies. Translations of his
poetry have appeared in Russian magazines. His first collection Spiked
Libido was published by Neukeia Press. Bones & Jokes, his most recent
full-length collection of poems and short stories, has been published by
NYQ Books.
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