The Literalists

THE LITERALISTS / Richard Robbins came by way of the road and will leave on time. Theirs were the six days of creation and the browns and blues without significance in their flag. Religiously, they weep out of loss. As far as can be determined, they are right. One man led them to this city. Everyone followed him, while he followed something else. After the war, he'll be killed. Everyone knows this. Sixty-four steps make a walker's journey, and on each step the same name: the one he was meant to have. The Missouri Review · 252 ...