Troy Ernest Hill

Troy Ernest Hill earned an MFA in creative writing at The City College of New York, where he won The Doris Lippman Prize in Creative Writing for a novel in progress and The Stark Award in Drama for his play, “Sweet Dreams.” His work has appeared in Lethe Press’ Best Gay Stories 2017, The Bangalore Review, The Hamilton Stone Review, Sobotka Literary Magazine, The Promethean, and Underground Voices. His play, “Home Again,” was produced by 91 LLC at the Abingdon Theatre in New York City.

Aquarium Life

I score my first soccer goal ever. It’s only practice, but still. Coach claps and shouts, “Way to go, Henry!” A couple of teammates jog by in these knee-high, stretchy blue socks we have to wear, saying, “Good job, Gollum,” and “Finally,” and kind of laughing.
My parents made me play because they said I spend too much time on my aquarium. I made it like how the ocean was before, with colored reefs and glowing fish and huge whales.

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Troy Ernest Hill

Troy Ernest Hill earned an MFA in creative writing at The City College of New York, where he won The Doris Lippman Prize in Creative Writing for a novel in progress and The Stark Award in Drama for his play, “Sweet Dreams.” His work has appeared in Lethe Press’ Best Gay Stories 2017, The Bangalore Review, The Hamilton Stone Review, Sobotka Literary Magazine, The Promethean, and Underground Voices. His play, “Home Again,” was produced by 91 LLC at the Abingdon Theatre in New York City.

Aquarium Life

I score my first soccer goal ever. It’s only practice, but still. Coach claps and shouts, “Way to go, Henry!” A couple of teammates jog by in these knee-high, stretchy blue socks we have to wear, saying, “Good job, Gollum,” and “Finally,” and kind of laughing.
My parents made me play because they said I spend too much time on my aquarium. I made it like how the ocean was before, with colored reefs and glowing fish and huge whales.

Long Short Story

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