Author: ajacono

A. J. Jacono is a queer Manhattan native who has been writing ever since he could hold a pen. His work has appeared in The Best American Mystery and Suspense, Southeast Review, The MacGuffin, The Offing, and upstreet, among many other journals. He is the recipient of the 2019 Herbert Lee Connelly Prize, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and is the founder of The Spotlong Review, an online literary and arts journal. He is also the owner of Bibliotheque, a bookstore, café, and wine bar based in New York. If you would like to learn more about A.J., visit ajjacono.com.
In This Pond

In This Pond

The water is cold against my bellybutton and I’m afraid a waterborne parasite will swim up my urethra. I cup a hand over my crotch. I’d never have thought a pond could feel threatening, but Bruce, Olivia, and Belle aren’t fazed—they’re grinning at the few hundred yards of water rolling ... Read More
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