Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 20 (December 1998). Illustration: “Jenna’s Forest Discovery” by Romeo Esparrago Stars flared overhead, then vanished like bright pebbles flung into a river. Jenna scooted deeper into her sleeping bag. It smelled of smoke, pitch, pine needles, clean dirt, sweat. It smelled of Drake. Here, where trees stopped growing and … Continue reading Genesis, by Gretchen Brinck

