Derek Fisher

Derek Fisher is a Phd Candidate in English Literature at Texas A&M University, though Canadian, and based in Toronto. He teaches English at Seneca College and bartends part-time. He's written fiction his whole life, including two quirky, dystopian novels, both of which are resting cosily on his computer.

Scorch Earth

An earwig slithers across the little black plastic air-conditioning vent. I examine this earwig with intention as Father drives. I at once want and want not to touch it.
I do not like how Father drives the van. I find he is too slow the majority of the time, and then in little unpredictable bursts, too fast. Father is not prone to rage, but behind the wheel he is a different version of himself. Docile, with a chance of acrimony.

Long Short Story

Issue 37, May 2020

Derek Fisher

Derek Fisher is a Phd Candidate in English Literature at Texas A&M University, though Canadian, and based in Toronto. He teaches English at Seneca College and bartends part-time. He's written fiction his whole life, including two quirky, dystopian novels, both of which are resting cosily on his computer.

Scorch Earth

An earwig slithers across the little black plastic air-conditioning vent. I examine this earwig with intention as Father drives. I at once want and want not to touch it.
I do not like how Father drives the van. I find he is too slow the majority of the time, and then in little unpredictable bursts, too fast. Father is not prone to rage, but behind the wheel he is a different version of himself. Docile, with a chance of acrimony.

Long Short Story

Issue 37, May 2020

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