I was exhausted after slaving over the petri dish for eighteen hours. Though I’d injected 783 different liquid compounds into the gooey, greenish-white clump of mashed potatoes, it refused to transform into an elephant embryo. It sat there doing nothing,… Continue Reading
I fall to my living room floor as muscle rips and expands, splitting skin. It feels like my limbs are being pulled apart, tied to two cars going opposite directions. I try to scream but it sounds like howling. The… Continue Reading
“Sir, I’m having trouble with one line on your application.” “Which line?” the man asked, leaning over to look at the form. “Here.” The salesman pointed. “Where it says, ‘Name’. You entered ‘No’.” “That is correct,” the man answered, with… Continue Reading
The invitation to Melissa’s wedding — her second — came from my mother over the phone. “Well, Patty, are you coming?” Mom asked. “Coming to what?” I tried not to sound impatient, but I was on my cell while driving… Continue Reading
“I came all the way down here, about to do something, but now, for the life of me, I can’t remember what it was.” “Strange, Ed,” said Dr. Phelps, who was lying on a fold-out lawn chair, “I’ve just experienced… Continue Reading