Apryl Lee
Selected Publications
Conversations Between Friends: Nicole Haroutunian and Apryl Lee
Craft Literary
Short story, Joyland
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Short story, New Orleans Review
Sweet Potatoes With Pineapple
Essay, Handwritten Work
Short story, Necessary Fiction
Rubber Bands
Short story, Keyhole Press Magazine
Fear of Birth
Essay, The Feminist Breeder
Flogging a Dead Horse
Short story, Word Riot
Resurfaced
Short story, Underwater New York
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published at Joyland
Short Story
Everything was fake, right down to my pantyhose, which weren’t even pantyhose. They were trouser socks and I was beginning to have serious regrets about accepting this job interview. Austen & Son Air Filtration Services, “a leader in HVAC and air filtration systems, providing solutions to indoor air quality issues in Essex County, NJ and the surrounding areas for over 40 years,” was not my dream job, per se, but rather, as my mother called it, a means to an end, which sounded so final that I wanted to cry. READ MORE
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published at The New Orleans Review
Short Story
When we lived in the attic we were make-believe. We lived off Big Fizz Cola, cans of Spaghetti-O’s, and apples. We used the payphone at the deli and washed our underwear in the sink with dish soap. Sometimes I worked temp jobs. Sometimes he worked at his mother’s office. Other times, I worked on movies in New York City, what I really wanted to be doing. But mostly, we slept until the afternoon and hid out in our two-room apartment. READ MORE
published at Handwritten Work
Essay
There are ten pineapple rings. Only eight fit in your lasagne pan. After you scoop on the sweet potatoes, sprinkle the topping and dot with a maraschino cherry, you're left with two pineapples and a cup of juice. Both the spare pineapples and juice should be put aside, covered with plastic wrap and offered to a grandchild when they are sad. READ MORE