Deborah Prum

Writer-Developmental Editor-Painter

DREAMING BIGGER

DREAMING BIGGER 0:00 / 0:00 Dreaming Bigger MEDIUM just published this essay. You can read it below.             A while ago, a video made the rounds on Face Book. In it, a virtual Santa on a large screen greeted passengers in an airport lobby. As the folks had their tickets scanned, the Santa asked what […]

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SEARCHING FOR ARTHUR\’S STONE-FICTION IN VQR

SEARCHING FOR ARTHUR’S STONE Photo Credit Simon Godfrey This story was first published in the Virginia Quarterly Review.    Between grief and nothing I will take grief. William Faulkner   Rain splattered against the windshield of the van. The glass fogged. Meg fumbled with buttons on the unfamiliar dashboard, trying to find the defrost. After turning on

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DISPLACED

DISPLACED Photo Courtesy of Farid Ershad 0:00 / 0:00 Displaced Mid-August last year, when Fatema* answered her cell phone, she heard her sister Shaima’s frantic voice, “I’m at the airport. Can you bring me my passport right now?” Not a simple request. On a normal day, it would have been dangerous for Fatema, who was

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