Evan Vandermeer

Inheritance

It wasn’t expected, when he joined me on a walk down the street to shoot hoops with a friend, whose own dad would sit out front in a folding chair and sip domestics while we kids played. Our folks got along, but sobriety kept mine from socializing much. That day, as we walked over, his eyes were glued to the pavement when he spoke. “I am not perfect,” he said.

soffit rot
a pair of hornets
returns

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About the Author

Evan Vandermeer lives outside Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and daughter. He received his MA in English with a concentration in creative writing from Indiana University South Bend. His haiku and haibun have appeared in Acorn, cho, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, and The Heron’s Nest, among other journals. His haibun “Pippin” was awarded third place in the 2022 HSA Haibun Contest.

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