a litany of words as fragile as window glass, by Brittany Micka-Foos

Prose, chapbook, 28 pages, from Bottlecap Features. a litany of words as fragile as window glass examines life in the aftermath of a suicide. Weaving in and out of memories, traveling through time, these prose poems are an inquiry into the life of a brother, an attempt to piece together a narrative and illuminate the legacy of trauma that precedes—and endures after—suicide. This collection interrogates the limitations of language in the face of grief: the ways in which words fall short, the seeming futility of conveying such a personal and tragic loss, and the enduring necessity of the attempt. Brittany Micka-Foos is a writer living in the Pacific Northwest. She is the author of the short story collection It's No Fun Anymore (Apprentice House Press, 2025). Her short stories, essays, and poetry have appeared in Ninth Letter, Witness, Hobart, Literary Mama, CALYX Journal, Briar Cliff Review, and elsewhere. To read more, visit: www.brittanymickafoos.com.