Story: my friend had a mouse infestation. She had cleaned up this mouse mess on her own several times, but the mice had returned. Her apartment management company has been a complete dick about it, blaming her, refusing to do any pest control. I gathered with a couple of do-gooders and we donned tyvec suits […]
Read More December Stories part DeuxI spend part of most work days circling the school. One of our primary treatments at the school where I teach is walking. Ideally, walking outside. Down the front steps, around the corner of the building, where the church’s sanctuary is, and under its overhang, where a fence protects extra junk that we tell the […]
Read More both sides nowWe had a breeze and one firefly as “My Fair Lady” wrapped up. We didn’t need it, but we liked it. One firefly lingered over the crowd, doubtless confused by the goliath light that poured toward Eliza and Henry Higgens, a powerful light too diffused to become a lover. I love the strange ending of […]
Read More spotlight“Maybe everything isn’t a clue.” – Hua Hsu, Stay True “I’m going to try to make meaning by connecting some unrelated things,” I say as we stand by the car. A friend’s mother goes to the ER. On my couch, my niece crumples with anxiety and panic raging from nowhere. I order coffee and then […]
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