Scott Dominic Carpenter teaches literature and creative writing at Carleton College (MN). The author of Theory of Remainders: A Novel (one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2013) and This Jealous Earth: Stories, he has published in a wide variety of journals, and his work has been included in anthologies. He is also a contributing editor to www.secretsofparis.com, and his website is located at www.sdcarpenter.com.
Her face lit up, and I checked to make sure the man’s scowl had returned. It wasn’t enough for me that heaven should exist for the wife; her husband had to end up in hell.