Miranda Mellis
$6
Detective Nothing
nothing is the unsigned confession
inside the unopened envelope
nothing is the evidence
which was never found
nothing is the weapon
mistaken for a prop
nothing is the foil
who fakes her own death
to solve the mystery of nothing
by becoming no one
pretending to be alive
she fools detective nothing
melting into the crowd
where no one is ever missed
without getting up
from her empty chair
published in Ottawa by above/ground press
October 2023
as part of above/ground press’ thirtieth anniversary
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy
cover art: Miranda Mellis
Miranda Mellis is the author of four books of fiction including Crocosmia (Nightboat, forthcoming 2025), The Spokes, None of This Is Real, and The Revisionist. Other publications include a book of aphorisms and prose poems, Demystifications, and several chapbooks: The Revolutionary, The Quarry, and Materialisms. She co-authored The Instead with Emily Abendroth and was an editor at The Encyclopedia Project. Originally from San Francisco, she now lives in Olympia, Washington and teaches at Evergreen State College. http://mirandamellis.com
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