Deposition Answer Fragments
Jeffrey H. MacLachlan
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Q: State your name.
A: Mary
Q: Are you on medication?
A: Yes, citalopram and
Q: Describe the night in question.
A: Leaves were corpse-crisp and ticking
Q: How long did you work for Camp Crystal Lake?
A: Since I turned sixteen
Q: Nothing happened those first two summers as an employee?
A: One accidental shooting just because
Q: Describe the infant when you discovered her body?
A: Marinated wristwatch
Q: How do you know it was Jason who did these things?
A: His slimy hockey mask possessed each pupil as clocks. Frozen in terror, I could only chime.
Q: Was there electricity that night?
A: No someone cut
Q: Are you aware of the so-called “Stand Your Ground” law?
A: I saw it in the news with that black
Q: Where were you at lunch?
A: Time lost track of me.
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Jeffrey H. MacLachlan also has recent work in The Columbia Review, The Vassar Review, and Puerto del Sol, among others. He is a Senior Lecturer of literature at Georgia College & State University.
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Posted in "Boo"din: The Ticking Clock, Oct. '25 and tagged in #boudin, #poetry, Poetry