She didn't think herself a racist. She'd had black school friends, worked with black women at the restaurant, and watched Oprah daily.But when her seven-year-old, white daughter brought home a ... [+]
Charles Joseph Albert lives with his wife and 3 teenage sons, works as a metallurgist, and only writes when no one is looking. Except maybe his dog. "The Tiger in the Asian Wood," originally published in Assisi, is featured in Short Édition's series, The Current.
Originally published in Assisi
The tiger in the Asian wood gives no thought to "did" or "should," but, ever tense and present, will plunge forward to her future kill. We humans run a different race, and won't let go of our past case; never far from who we'd been, like snakes still trapped in prior skin.