Tampa sleeps beneath an interstate with a fifth of vodka in its roughed-up hand after another long night getting lit. In any case, you switch hornets with bats and realize with forgot, turns out it makes a huge difference.
Day: December 16, 2018
“PAH-KOO-RAH! PAH-KOO-RAH!” Tom yelled at the red lights to change as we drove to my dance class. At nine years old I didn’t understand the sounds of Korean. When I was raving through the house, hyper, bored and anxious
The saline draining into my arm makes me even colder, my ring tightens around my finger as I fill up, a man named Mark is rushed in from the street, can hear the commotion while distracting a game on
Its slender handle a swan neck over the tub, like a low bird or amphibian that lives to peer, to lurk, to sleep. Its electric umbilicus rooted to the wall. As with a new infant, its head is oblong,
In the bathroom when I cannot find the light switch, I do not call out Bloody Mary. Instead, I say Santa Claus three times. Sitting at the computer, instead of reading Webmd like the old me, I learn about Bigfoot and believe everything. Brooding can be fun
I wake up to her lightly soothing my arm saying, “Wake up, mama.” My eyes peek at her for a moment then revert back to some more REM. “Vamos Ariella, no hay tiempo,” Lets’ go Ariella, there’s not much
It was kind of like Andrew had a gun so Luke wanted a gun. While Andrew was at work, Luke brought out his 9mm that he hid under the bathroom sink and shot it through the next room. Andrew
My summer school course in arson has gone well. Twelve students planning their final projects. I’ve set only a couple of rules. They aren’t allowed to burn the school, and can’t use gasoline because it leaves such obvious traces.
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