Story at the End of my Fist

(The Rumpus, August 2024)

When I was ten, my Dad asked me to punch him. Should I make this an amusing tale, turn it into an exploration of gender, or hone it to a flash essay? I press on the edges of my story like a bruise. Why do I chase this moment from childhood?

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