My Summer of Rubber Dust
The Machine didn’t work well, not by a long shot. But, in the end, it worked just enough.
JAKE
My Father, the Comedian
Do you think your mom would have been proud? He asked.
Ladies' night is in retrograde
I say to myself in the mirror—just to see
In 2055 the water will be two feet deeper around Manhattan
I pay for my tacos. She pays for something she didn’t ask for.
The Fable of Darwin and the Baby Bunny
Life isn’t fair.
The Tide King
After getting fired for colliding with a car turning right, Tyler went to the seediest bar he knew to console himself with filth and grime and terrible beer. He got all this plus some kind words from his tenth-grade health teacher, who was there sipping lagers.
Dreamhouse
Hell, it was her idea to bring Signature Ken™ to life in the first place. She wanted a partner. Someone who was as driven as she was, when she realized the market was there for the taking, all these girls with dreams and aspirations, with mothers cheerleading Hell yeah!