I was eight but I lied and told everyone I was nine. Not that anyone from Brody Creek believed me since my age was like a fiery cross I had no choice but to tote around for eternity, alas. It [...]
I pull my hat down so the tips of my ears are tucked inside. My brother used to tease me about this but I ignored him because I was always afraid something bad would happen if I left them [...]
In the grand scheme of things, I wasn’t born that long ago. In the grand scheme of things, I am barely alive. In relation to the first thing born here, twenty three years is like a blink of [...]
You ever get one of those songs stuck in your head? One of those half-songs, the kind that sort of just linger at the edges of your ears? At the tip of your tongue? You know what I mean right? [...]