The American Photo Essay

Brad Casey is the author of the short story “The American,” which appeared in The Puritan Issue 39, Fall 2017. Instead of a typical author note, Casey has sent us a photo essay.

I want to go back because I love her everything belongs to him it was wedding season I pulled my pants down in public flags were in bloom and we were too I want to go back to her the heart of the world a silly gesture of love the empty apartment and I rest she doesn't text back, it's late I guess he didn't like the flag too much a fool of the worst kind another person who isn't you I'm sitting alone

Brad Casey’s first book, The Idiot on Fire, was released in 2015 by Metatron. He is the founder and head editor of The 4 Poets literary magazine. His writing has also been featured in publications such as Vice, Noisey, and BAD NUDES. “The American” is the first story in a series of stories from a collection currently in progress.