Cutter

by Brian Alan Ellis

Christopher grips the neck of the now empty beer bottle he took from the party, raises it above his head, smashes it against the sidewalk, and begins dragging the toothed edges across his arms until tiny red droplets appear. Arms bloody, Christopher uses his fingertips to smear shapes into them—circles, stars, sailboats, roads to faraway places, and even a game of solitary tic-tac-toe.

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First published January 1, 2011

About the author

BRIAN ALAN ELLIS runs House of Vlad Press, and is the author of several books, including Sad Laughter (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2018). His writing has appeared at Juked, Hobart, Monkeybicycle, Fanzine, Electric Literature, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Funhouse, Heavy Feather Review, and Queen Mob’s Tea House, among other places. He lives in Florida, and tweets sad and clever things at both @brianalanellis and @HouseofVlad.