Henry Hoke wrote the memoir Sticker, The Book of Endless Sleepovers, the story collection Genevieves, and The Groundhog Forever. His work appears in Electric Literature, Triangle House, Hobart, Carve, and the Catapult anthology Tiny Crimes. He co-created and directs the performance series Enter>text. (Author photo by Ryan Pfluger)

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Hi Honey, It’s Mom with Your Daily Horrific Accident Update

By HENRY HOKE

Hi Honey, it’s Mom. As you can probably imagine I’m thinking about you a lot today, the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. I’m so glad we weren’t there.