His cheque arrived in the mail this morning. Punctual. The way it is every six months. A note folded inside it that just says: I’m sorry. I stand by the letterbox, staring at it a while, blinking back tears, remembering.… Continue Reading
My mother said maybe it would help if I got blond streaks in my hair. I said I didn’t think it would make any goddamned difference but I went out and got my hair highlighted anyway. You’ve got a lot… Continue Reading
It was a mess an hour ago down at the campground. Kids yelling, huge RVs, garbage spilling out of the trash cans. Mother said, “You’d think these people would know better. They’re supposed to love nature if they’re in the… Continue Reading
Theodore Brooks couldn’t believe his luck. A large white Victorian house located near downtown, and the owner was offering it at fifty percent off its appraised value. The wraparound porch, the turrets and the slate roof blew him away. If… Continue Reading
“I went back to Egypt last night,” said my sister, with horrible cheer, “to my real family.” Mom and Dad had already left for work. The best I could manage to news like this over breakfast was a feeble “oh… Continue Reading
The inhabitants of Rainbow Sparkly Happy Fairy Valley woke up one morning to find a most unusual visitor had arrived during the night. “Brrraaaains…” their new friend said. Twiggly the unicorn whispered to Jub-Jub the fairy, “I don’t ever like… Continue Reading
My brother is lost to me in this Wonderland world, but I mirror his actions because the Red Queen has taken a fancy to him. He is her hostage, and the catalyst of my revenge. To free him, I must… Continue Reading
It happened so suddenly. We were completely unprepared and left with no instructions. Three weeks ago, she broke her ankle. Then, in the night, she couldn’t breathe. At the hospital, they told us our mother suffered a pulmonary embolism and… Continue Reading
Even though it was dusk, Alice easily found the squeaky green iron gate that led into her back garden. She brushed aside a branch of the thick privet hedge overhanging it, trying to disentangle her long silver hair but snapping… Continue Reading
Mia tracked her brother down to the garage, where he was sitting on the workbench and swinging his legs. She wasn’t surprised. The garage was hot and stuffy and smelled weird, but she found herself ending up there a lot,… Continue Reading