Let’s play pretend, I say

They give me an odd look. Well okay then, I seemy knee in her back –the small of it, looks … More

A Little Advice

Trying to recall, I started counting when you said it,how many times you’d told me that before.“You should never do … More

She turns both the box cover and bottom over, taps themon the coffee table, asks me did I hide the … More

Ed reads the draft of his story. It’s about Joe, his oldest cousin, tall and broad, much more so than … More

Albert could hear him stop on the other side of the door. He sounded like an asthmatic, as if the exertion … More

When it’s time for me to pretend I’ve grown old,I’ve decided the most important thingI’ll need to be able to … More

We’re in a woeful state, down to the last generation: Z.I fear it might be they’re an omega of generations … More

You would think so, right, that during the downtime one of us might have done it, but we never have. … More

We’d collected tops, when they became a fad, nearly eclipsing yoyos.You replaced the nylon or cheap metal tips with nails,then … More

The pink plumeria tree still stands there. I can see it from my patio. More than twice its height at … More

We were that amusement, some bright, shiny object,the birthday toy, the circus mobile spinning above the crib to mesmerizeor maybe … More

Friday nights we smoke dopedrink Strawberry Hilland I give Steve driving lessons Every time we pass by her houseSteve stops … More

The Terrible Twos? Hell. Shouldn’t this be Chapter 2 then, not Chapter 3? Curses. I’ll have to hammer that out come the final edit. … More