Ring Finger
Kirby Wright


A man is filming his wife descend their outdoor staircase. She’s flattered because she’s always wanted to be a model. The steps creak. She thinks he resembles a dwarf aiming up from the driveway. She wishes she’d married another man. The dwarf tells her to return to the top when she’s halfway down because he needs to reset her lighting. She spins around. The steps seem suddenly taller and more difficult to climb. Her ring finger throbs at the joint.

About the author:
Kirby Wright received his MFA from SFSU. He was a Visiting Fellow at the 2009 International Writers Conference in Hong Kong, where he represented the Pacific Rim region of Hawaii and lectured in China with Pulitzer winner Gary Snyder. Wright was also a Visiting Writer at the 2010 Martha’s Vineyard Residency in Edgartown, Mass., and the 2011 Artist in Residence at Milkwood International, Czech Republic.  He is the author of the companion novels Punahou Blues and Moloka’i Nui Ahina, both set in Hawaii.  The End, My Friend, his futuristic novel, was released in 2013.