Once Katie swiped my card I began to panic. This was exactly how people accidentally joined cults. They just found some charismatic, manipulative person and started giving them all their money.
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
“Hide the Tzahal patch,” he warned before seeing me off.
Trigger
Up north she took her daughter for a walk to see the woods. Their host’s big yellow dog... more
And while I could mythologize those years as a win for self-actualization—I did start that band—it was also a time of anxiety and frustration.
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
My homework, which I assigned to myself, the way kids do sometimes, consisted of hobbling around my room in a witch hat, practicing spells on my shoes.
Her husband had grown the jalapeños in the backyard along with shy heirloom tomatoes and a few anemic cucumbers.... more
Son, some advice: you don’t know
what a hangover is, but when you learn,
a McDonalds #4 breakfast will help.
Never eat at... more
Leah Dieterich:’s Vanishing Twins A Marriage came onto my radar when I saw it described as a Barthes-like book of... more
I ate the steak violently because that was how I loved, and a love this intense must always be met with more.
I thought Roger Waters was full of shit, I mean
Route #1 via I-476 South
Time to destination: 25 years, with plenty of stops for gas, food, fear, and shame. 14 if you... more
1. Pull the Release
Before opening the trunk, consider the world outside of it. Think of the miles of hot... more
If I had to take a shit that meant I had to go downstairs. I didn’t have a specific aversion to leaving the attic— I just never felt... 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
Do 4.1% and 103,000 Mean Anything to You? Are you 18-45? You could join our hepatitis vaccine study. *Donations will be... more
I was eating sour widows at the wedding reception when I saw you across the room.
The slow stacking of weight or the flinging down of a toe while the torso is already ahead. There are always new body parts to hit on sides of doors. I like to put my legs into pants in front of an open window, then stick my head out to see who’s around.
The gas station sat on the corner like a tasteless cheeseburger.
Dr. Sandoval asked if I was planning on having children.
