Sooty waits in the hall, knowing the sound of my key in the door. He’s longhaired and handsome, with golden eyes and a dash of Persian somewhere in his ancestry. Feather-duster tail waving, he escorts me into the living room …
It’s late winter in New England. Historically that’s the hungry season, when the ice house, the root cellar and pantry are near empty; the ground is still frozen and the locals wait for spring. But our home is blessed when …
Kristin stopped typing to breathe. She did her best to work, but when she thought about Asha’s illness the shaking started—and the difficulty breathing. Her mind felt stretched and warped and letters on the screen blurred. She heard her heart …
There was none.
I was twelve in 1954 when I figured out the connection between sex and procreation. Before that, there were no fatherly talks on the birds and the bees. Instead, lots of fantastical tales such as cartoons featuring …
One summer, Uncle Doug and Aunt Tammy took us bowling at Pinstripe Alley in Middletown, NY. My older brother, Rick, remembers it as the Fourth of July weekend, but he’s wrong. Middle school awaited us, only a week away.
To …
Do you know that Climate Change falls under the heading of Physical Geography?
No. Of course, you didn’t know that before I just told you but you can bet a shiny nickel that you’ll never forget.
Then Miss. Beasley droned …
Julie loves jewels. She went to a jeweller and carefully swapped some diamonds for Smarties
Paul loves politics. This morning he accused someone of cultural appropriation.
Kiera (or Kee, to her friends) loves complaining. She complained to her work colleagues …
Watching my husband handle telemarketers is a sight to behold. The phone rings, there is silence for a moment when I hear him say,
“I haven’t had knee pain since I had my leg amputated,” silence again; then he resumes the …
“Are you coming tonight?” Sheila says. She leans on the door frame, head tilted back and tousled brown hair falling around her face, her shape back-lit by the light from the hallway. She looks like she’s posing for a fucking …
I can barely stand these days, I’m so shaky and exhausted from lack of sleep. I hoped I would catch up during summer vacation, but it’s been getting worse and worse. When I complained to Henry last week that leaf …