Penny Jackson

Penny Jackson's stories, poems, and essays have been published in many literary journals here and abroad, including The Edinburgh Review, The Ontario Review, StoryQuarterly, Real Fiction, Burningoword and Lilith. Awards for her writing include a Pushcart Prize and a MacDowell Fellowship. She is also a playwright and screenwriter (pennybrandtjackson.com / IG: @pennyjackso_ ).

At Café Commerce

Two women—glossed and ageless— perch at the bar like rare birds, their laughter sharp, feathered with history...