The Shrine to Lost Children
Dad smiles, pats her hand, and moves his knees to one side. As Momo squeezes by him, clutching her kimono closed at the throat, he looks up at her with an expression of charitable tenderness.
Melissa Jones
Melissa Jones grew up in rural northern California and has lived in upstate New York, southern California, and Osaka, Japan. She now resides in Oakland with her companion, Sam, and her cat, Pablo. Her first published story appeared in ZYZZYVA in spring 2003.