Swimming with Dead Stars PTSD undergirded by violence but also

undergirded by violence but also constantly repaved with new possibilities of belonging

takes a breath and returns to life

Early one Saturday morning

and he doesn't act

as they have since the late 70’s

Swimming with Dead Stars PTSD undergirded by violence but alsoBy Vi Khi Nao A hypnotic sojourn of planetary proportions through the terrestrial contingencies of bodies, health, poverty, and salvation Maldon is an adjunct literature instructor at a prestigious East Coast university, with a deteriorating heart condition and no insurance. She finds herself caught between the demands of her job and the needs of her body, triggering economic and emotional strains that cause her to fantasize about taking her own life.