Prof. Andrew Furman Publishes Story at Blood Orange Review

Congratulations to Prof. Andrew Furman on publication of a story, "My Father Tells Me About Trees," at Blood Orange Review.

An excerpt from "My Father Tells Me About Trees,":

I hear my office phone ring, see his name flash across the narrow digital screen, and next I sigh, which makes me feel shitty. You know it’s not so easy to identify Florida trees, he tells me soon as I pick up. My father always calls with something very specific to communicate. Yes, I tell him, I know. This tree outside the kitchen window, he continues. I’m looking at it right this instant. I believe you, I say, noticing an Egyptian goose family out my own window crossing the parking lot two stories down toward the crappy, manufactured pond. You’ve seen the tree, he continues, the tree with the glossy leaves and the roots hanging down, the one your mother likes. I swallow hard at the present tense.   [ . . . ]

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