TY - JOUR
AU - Downs, Michael.
AB - at t at t at t at th h h he b e b e b e be e e ea a a ach ch ch ch Michael Downs ( f i c t i o n ) I. Dog and Not Dog Rosa’s cat was short haired, black and white, with half its left ear torn away and a tail that twitched when the cat meant to do evil. If Rosa failed to notice the tail, the cat might rake claws across her hand as she petted him. She fancied herself a cat lover, but this animal led her to thoughts of betrayal. She enjoyed the fruits of her thirty-three years: friendships, loving par- ents, success in property law and an expensive condominium in a city that valued its magnolias and crepe myrtle. People who knew her saw a woman confi dent in herself and her powers. She dated, but unmarried men her age proved immature or too damaged to warrant anything more than sex. One year, in June, she left to spend a week at the beach with a KKG sister and the woman’s family.  is was an annual retreat, a chance for sun and talk 
TI - At the Beach
JF - The Missouri Review
DA - 2006-09-11
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/university-of-missouri/at-the-beach-0sEisYYMkl
SP - 88
EP - 96
VL - 29
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -