‘Oh, I’m at home in these woods,’ she sang, twirling through the last leaf greens, the new yellows, the old … More
Tag: weird
The Tie and the Toilet
More vomit poured forth from the senator’s mouth, filling the filthy toilet with the afternoon’s lunch break. He sat crookedly … More
Spine Call
Rrrrrriiiiiiiinnnngggg. Rrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggg. ‘Hello.’ ‘Roland, hi, it’s me.’ Breathing. Breathing. ‘What’s wrong? You sound out of breath.’ ‘What’s wrong? I’ll tell … More
You Smell of Smoke
It’s snowing out. A few weeks before Christmas Day. You’re shopping for presents. A scarf, red like something burning to … More
Tart Apples
A moon swayed lightly in the sky. The slug slimed its way up and over the steps until it reached a … More
Rotting Fruit
‘Crawl in,’ coaxed the cat, who smelled of rotting fruit and mildew. His sharp mouth sat agape. The sparrow, who … More
When in August the First We Be
The cycle came back around, started over, and as with magical things, August returned with the wind. A warm wind, … More
We Can Grow Squash Here, Jon
In a part of the world where you’ve never been, a meadow glows. With tulips and carnations and lilies and … More
Ears Go Deaf, Scarecrow Goes Stuffed
My left ear was clogged. A pressure inside that was uncomfortable, but not debilitating. I had become almost entirely deaf … More
Hanako Learns to Count
You can’t will yourself to die. You just can’t. I’ve been trying. Believe me. Sixty years now I’ve been holding … More