Darcy is a writer, teacher, and editor with an MFA from Stonecoast. The opening page for her first novel, Pity-Heart, was long-listed for the Retreat West Best Opening Page Competition in 2020 and Sunspot Lit's 2020 Inception contest. The coffee in her veins fuels her latest in-progress work: two novels, an essay collection, and far too many short stories for one lifetime. More of Darcy's wok can be found here: Yemassee Journal, Brilliant Flash Fiction, and CutBank.
You’re sitting in a dark room, watching FRIENDS reruns, which you sometimes say you don’t like anyway. Start by turning your phone on silent. Flip it over so when the screen lights up you won’t see it, not for hours later, until the dog and son are in a car with your husband, the cat in your neighbor’s yard, stalking… Read more →