Tag: marie croke
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Orion’s Belt Interview: Marie Croke (Fiction- August 2024)
Sara Omer: “The Impermanent Surface of Lake Scintillate,” is a glittering cautionary tale touching on the irresistibility of social media and the cultlike reverence it inspires. It’s Black Mirror but make it poetic, dreamy prose. What were your inspirations in exploring this metaphor? Marie Croke: Poetic, dreamy prose is what I strive for! Often, for…
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The Impermanent Surface of Lake Scintillate by Marie Croke (Orion’s Belt Fiction – August 2024)
In the center of our neighborhood, inside the green where the mowers keep the grass trim and the signs say NO BOATS ALLOWED, is our lake. It’s a small lake; eight acres, give or take, with crawdad mounds and snails dotting its weathered edge. The surface sparkles at dawn. At dusk. Under moonlight. Under lamplight.…