Allison Whittenberg
Fine
I heard
a child’s scream and
I ignored it
because
it was only
a child’s
scream.
“‘Fine’ is about the apathy that some of us cling to because they (we) claim we can’t get involved with every (or any) injustice.” —Allison Whittenberg
Allison Whittenberg’s novels are Sweet Thang, Hollywood and Maine, Life is Fine, Tutored (Random House 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2010). Her work has appeared in Columbia Review, Feminist Studies, J Journal, and New Orleans Review. She is the author of the full-length short story collection, Carnival of Reality (Loyola University Press, 2022). Whittenberg is a six-time Pushcart Prize nominee.