Darin Bradley

Strange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.

Darin Bradley is the author of Noise (Spectra, 2010). His fiction, poetry, and critical nonfiction have appeared in a variety of journals, and he has taught courses on writing and literature at several universities. He keeps a website at www.darinbradley.com.

a white mask with the words apex magazine on it.

Short Fiction

The Dust and the Red

I was ten the first time I saw the pearl. The soil had come loose in Sweetgrass, and to protect the family, my father dug the pearl out of its niche beneath the jamb.

Darin Bradley March 5, 2011