Crux: Toti O'Brien
If we, the editors of ZiN Daily, were surprised to read this piece, in how it both tells and deconstructs a family fable with such permeating magical realist traits that make us question the meaning and borders of nonfiction, it should not surprise us that such a piece was written and submitted by someone who calls herself "the Italian Accordionist with the Irish Last Name." Toti O'Brien is the only such Toti we've ever known. In "Crux", the short but powerful piece presented