Before We Even Light the Candles
- Complete Sentence
- Jul 26, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Nov 7, 2025
By Andrew Cothren
Panic grips the birthday magician's face as the rope of scarves coming from his mouth shows no sign of stopping; the children scream.
Andrew Cothren is a Chicago-based writer whose work has appeared in Redivider, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Yalobusha Review, fields, and The Atlas Review.
Art by Andrew Cothren.
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