Kyle Piscioniere

Kyle Piscioniere is a writer and editor based in Northampton, MA. His nonfiction work can be found in Punch and Slate.

The Bethmoer Baby

Kyle Piscioniere

The Bethmoers expected their neighbors. Their apartment demanded guests. Meat cooked in the oven. All the lamps threw light. The Muellers were expected at 8. In private, the Bethmoers called Mrs. Mueller “the mouth.” Mrs. Mueller licked her lips often, consuming her lipstick through the night. Her lips, joked Mrs. Bethmoer, began the evening in […]