Brian Howlett

Brian Howlett's fiction has appeared in and been accepted in eighteen literary publications over the past three years, including Limestone, Queen's Quarterly, Sou'wester, Forge, Penmen Review, Sand Hill Review, Tulane Review, Adirondack Review, Exposition Review and Manhattanville Review. Something Bigger is his first novel.

Something Bigger

My mother and her sisters have been waiting for their Aunt Del to pass on for at least ten years now. “It’s no way for someone to live,” Mom would tsk-tsk upon returning from a visit to “the home.” Funny we call it “a home” when it sounds like it’s anything but. I have never met Aunt Del, so when I offered to accompany Mom to the funeral service, she was surprised. She certainly didn’t need my support.

Issue 20, December 2018

Brian Howlett

Brian Howlett's fiction has appeared in and been accepted in eighteen literary publications over the past three years, including Limestone, Queen's Quarterly, Sou'wester, Forge, Penmen Review, Sand Hill Review, Tulane Review, Adirondack Review, Exposition Review and Manhattanville Review. Something Bigger is his first novel.

Something Bigger

My mother and her sisters have been waiting for their Aunt Del to pass on for at least ten years now. “It’s no way for someone to live,” Mom would tsk-tsk upon returning from a visit to “the home.” Funny we call it “a home” when it sounds like it’s anything but. I have never met Aunt Del, so when I offered to accompany Mom to the funeral service, she was surprised. She certainly didn’t need my support.

Issue 20, December 2018

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