Rancho Las Tinajas
"I’d filmed a western once in the desert, and I see plant after plant I recognize but don’t know the name of."
No One Will Tell Lena
"No one will tell my cousin Lena how her father died."
Noodle Shop
"You doused your noodles in chili sauce to clear your clogged sinuses, and your ankle was hanging over the edge of the bed, careless and gentle, the tendons relaxed, the soft hollow of skin like stone smoothed out."