He watched the door, and saw that it wanted to open.

She had grown up and now lived in a cold climate that encouraged looking down.

Yoda sat atop the wreckage of his escape pod, still creaking from skidding into the murky swamp hours prior

The day my brother died, my mom ran naked in the street.

The guy at the hardware store convinced me to buy a bag of concrete mix.

I remember playing some songs at four in the morning and asking if you liked them. What the songs sounded like doesn’t matter now. I only... more

A few of the Greater Mosquitoes jogged by with their boards across the flats, all chest and teeth and bleach-brown... more

It’s weird at first. The tenants through the wall. Inhabiting what used to be one-half of their home. The clanging pots and toilet... more

Trigger

Up north she took her daughter for a walk to see the woods. Their host’s big yellow dog... more

At midnight there was a knock on our door, and though our hallmates often knocked at this hour

The film was a Disney re-release, full of rollicking creatures with wide-flung arms emitting human sounds through smiles that hummed and flickered like radio speakers.  Blake was too drunk to follow what was going on, but he ate his popcorn and drifted in and out of sleep, and the things were laughing and singing to him. 

We stepped into a washroom and I looked longer at the ring on her finger. “It’s just for starters.” She opened the... more

Out there on the hill she rides that old horse back and forth through the afternoon. I see her from the window. I think she's trying to kill... more

Her husband had grown the jalapeños in the backyard along with shy heirloom tomatoes and a few anemic cucumbers.... more

I ate the steak violently because that was how I loved, and a love this intense must always be met with more.

 1. Pull the Release

Before opening the trunk, consider the world outside of it. Think of the miles of hot... more

CALL ME BACK, the wall of the defaced bathroom stall said.

Tori hugged the tree and went home and immediately started petting her dog

I was eating sour widows at the wedding reception when I saw you across the room.

The gas station sat on the corner like a tasteless cheeseburger.

Dr. Sandoval asked if I was planning on having children.

The story is usually backstabbing of some kind.

The old woman takes another bite.

A man’s life reduced to 78 words. You counted.

Then it came time to open said package of Twizzlers