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 …
June squeezed my hand.
“I can’t hear so good,” she told me.
“I know. I’m sorry.” I leaned closer to her. “Let’s go get some breakfast.”
I wheeled June into the dining hall at the nursing home where I worked. …