Over the chicken wire, under the fence post, across the field towards the huddle of trees in the distance. My heart flutters as I follow, because I’m following her. There is a still hum to the field as bugs hang in the air. The grass is as high as my waist, and when I see herContinue reading “The Path”
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Wednesday Afternoon at the Burger Cafe
A tiny cafe decorated in primary colors and a few items of well-placed kitch. On the left is a window and a glass door leading to the street. On the right is a counter and glass case displaying drinks. On the back wall is a sign saying “Have a Nice Life.”
Spinners
“I have good news and bad news, dear,” grandma says with a sly smile. “Bad news first: we’ve run out of jam for your muffin.” I must look comically bereft. I’ve been visiting for a week and every morning I’ve had a pile of blueberry jam on an English muffin for breakfast. Grandma has offeredContinue reading “Spinners”
Stuck
I awaken in the dark on my back, a crushing pain in my head. I try to move my arm, but there is resistence, something holding it in place. But I overcome the resistance and the arm rises, accompanied by the soft dripping of some sticky, viscous liquid.
Tea
I woke up about the time the steady thrum of the highway changed to the crackle of gravel. I pressed my forehead to the car window, hoping the nausea would pass away quickly. I started to roll down my window but mom cried out in alarm. “Close that! It’s too dusty!”
Revelations
Hi, guys. It’s me, God. I created your universe. That is, Julie and I created it. I’m wondering: with all of the religions you guys have created, have you ever come up with a version with exactly two creators, tandem deities working side by side, painstakingly crafting the parameters of the universe to allow forContinue reading “Revelations”
The Interpreter
They were back in the generously air-conditioned boardroom. It was a warm, sunny day outside, but all of the curtains were shut tight. She thought about the layer of air between the curtains and the windows. When there was a break she would go to the crack in the curtains, open it up and baskContinue reading “The Interpreter”
Dream Sequence
I had to close the door today to keep a rat from coming in. It looked very ragged and tired and cold. I threw a pair of shoes out the window too, because they were covered with slime. My neighbor next door collects body parts, mostly internal organs. He sometimes tosses them on the floorContinue reading “Dream Sequence”
Sadness
Sadness had been like a wind, blowing the rain sideways in his face and breaking his umbrella. There had been no help for it, and it had kept him indoors. On sunny days, however, he had ridden his bike along the brick-covered path by his house. The jolts had been happy jolts, soft kicks inContinue reading “Sadness”
The Comedian
I found him in the gutter, a bottle of booze hanging from his lip. He asked me for spare change, so I killed him. It was all the spare change I could muster. I left him in pieces in the gutter. She asked me if I wanted to dance. I didn’t. So I told herContinue reading “The Comedian”
David Hammond 