“We were home from college and back with our parents. We didn’t want to barricade the door or worry who might be behind on the other side. All we wanted ...
It usually took an hour to get to her office so that was annoying in itself. I’ve reached the point where a 20-minute drive makes me start looking for a ...
“But I am not hungry; I just ate.”
“So sorry, but that’s the policy. You want to use our restroom, no problem. But you must be a customer first and ...
Hey, you. Someone has balled the clouds and thrown them into one corner of the sky—the clouds getting together up there, and moving this way. Someone has sharpened the trees ...
“What do you do when your world shrinks? I go to the river.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “Hope Pier is a Real Place” by Tavia Allan. Continue Reading ...
“When you are with people the first drink of the day needs to be blessed.” Today’s #FlashFriday piece is “When You Are with People” by Colin Gee. Continue ...
On my doorstep a package. On the package no name but I’m pretty sure it’s from my mom even though she died 10 years ago today. Continue Reading ...
We swung in the wooden swing, creaking back and forth, or rocked in paint-pealing chairs while she and my parents talked of weather, war, politics, or relatives. Continue ...
Only after the tanks had rolled into the capital, and the intractable president had been hanged, did the officers of the occupying force relax enough to enjoy the spring sun ...
Without our secrets, we did not have a body. Without our secrets, we did not need a body. Continue Reading What We Saw
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You fail to see it coming. It’s always zombie humans or dogs, or even a god-forsaken crow. A fish you wouldn’t expect. Not while taking a selfie, knee-deep in the ...
a set somewhere hidden in Hollywood kept out of sight not because the filming was a flop no because it worked out only too well and has somehow in a ...
On finding oneself Continue Reading Kali’s Tongue
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