As they travel from cage to bars to glass, over all the landscapes of the zoo, Jonah wonders about his parents, what they have and haven't done, and what he has and hasn't done in return. He realizes, as he goes, the complexities of growing up. J. A. Tyler's work has appeared in Hayden's Ferry Review, Diagram, Denver Quarterly, Fairy Tale Review, New York Tyrant, and others. He lives in Colorado.