It’s all wrong. Jeremy balls his hand into a fist but doesn’t dare raise it. Mikey stomps away from Mom, hugging an armload of Richard Scarry’s Busytown books. “I wanna KEEP them!” Stomps are building up in Jeremy too, but he grits his teeth instead. Mom’s right....
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It’s all wrong. Jeremy balls his hand into a fist but doesn’t dare raise it. Mikey stomps away from Mom, hugging an armload of Richard Scarry’s Busytown books. “I wanna KEEP them!” Stomps are building up in Jeremy too, but he grits his teeth instead. Mom’s right....
Letters from a Cactus concerning Life, Love, and the object of speculation, Girl. Dear Desk, Today was big. I figured out the purpose of life. SUNGLASSES. I should explain. Now, you’re probably wondering how I’m writing this… I have no answer. I am merely a...
The House went on about the day’s upgrades while the man took his shower. He couldn’t imagine why this upgrade was any different from all the others and mostly ignored the lecture. By the time he climbed out of the shower, the House had finished its explanation, and...
Dad and I sat on the edge of the rocky cliff next to the water. With our feet hanging in the cold water, we began to put our gear on. My dad is obsessed with being in the water. My fondest memories as a kid were at the hotel pools. Dad became something else when he...
She paused, suspended in the depths of the sea. The clear water swirled around and faded into a light then dark blue that churned into the impending darkness below and beyond. There was nothingness around her, and nothingness below her, and even still nothingness...
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Letters from a Cactus concerning Life, Love, and the object of speculation, Girl. Dear Desk, Today was big. I figured out the purpose of life. SUNGLASSES. I should explain. Now, you’re probably wondering how I’m writing this… I have no answer. I am merely a...
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