A Children’s Story by Louise Gluck Tired of rural life, the king and queen return to the city, all the little princesses rattling in the back of the car singing the song of being: I am, you are, he, she, it is— But there will be no conjugation in the car, oh no. Who can […]

“Autumn” by Louise Glück The part of life devoted to contemplation was at odds with the part committed to action. Fall was approaching. But I remember it was always approaching once school ended. Life, my sister said, is like a torch passed now from the body to the mind. Sadly, she went on, the mind […]