I love beginnings. The clack of the wheels on a roller coaster climb, the smell of cotton candy and grease.

Why did Train A leave while Train B was still getting ready?

Why did Train A leave while Train B was still getting ready?

As Yoda sat on a tree stump, perfectly force-carved to complement his bony exterior and knobby joints, he realized that it had been five days in a row now that he had sat on this tree stump.

As Yoda sat on a tree stump, perfectly force-carved to complement his bony exterior and knobby joints, he realized that it had been five days in a row now that he had sat on this tree stump.

We know we are eels.

We know we are eels.

"He slept among a pile of used truck tires ..."

"He slept among a pile of used truck tires ..."

For as long as Mark could remember, he had wanted to save someone from a wolf. He had wanted it to happen in a specific way. Peculiar even.

For as long as Mark could remember, he had wanted to save someone from a wolf. He had wanted it to happen in a specific way. Peculiar even.

I’m standing on top of Drew Barrymore’s star and the song’s issuing from a hot-purple Sony boom box someone set up a few feet away.

I’m standing on top of Drew Barrymore’s star and the song’s issuing from a hot-purple Sony boom box someone set up a few feet away.

If you cut my leg and peel away the muscle, there’s a family living inside

If you cut my leg and peel away the muscle, there’s a family living inside

“Hey, are you up?”

“Hey, are you up?”

"Bekya." This is my call. It echoes through the streets.

"Bekya." This is my call. It echoes through the streets.

I know that I am going to die.

I know that I am going to die.

In the mornings, we watch the wagons come in a procession, rolling down the streets in one thin line.

In the mornings, we watch the wagons come in a procession, rolling down the streets in one thin line.

Vermont in the summer is a place I love.

Vermont in the summer is a place I love.