Take the kitchen chair to the counter. Climb up. Open the little cupboard door. Smell the jars of nutmeg, cinnamon. Crab sidle into the sink. Stare out the window. See the pizza place, the neighbors, the cars. Let the sun hit you square in the chest. Sidle back, climb down.

Sarah Sorensen (she/her) MA, MLIS is a queer writer based in the Metro Detroit area. She’s honored to be named a 2025 Best Small Fictions author and runner-up in the 2025 RockPaperPoem Poetry Contest. Sarah’s poetry chapbook, Light Splits Down the Wolf’s Tooth is now available through Bottlecap Press.