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The Tide King

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.

Grandparent’s Day

Grandparent’s Day

Lucy might call it ironic, except, she doesn’t have a solid grasp on that term.

Safe

Safe

I don’t know. He never told or showed anyone. Not Grandma, not Dad, definitely not me.

Met God in the Backseat of a Ford Fiesta Behind a Dumpster

Met God in the Backseat of a Ford Fiesta Behind a Dumpster

God’s always watching.

Arrangements

Arrangements

The loss of a parent is one of life’s most unforgiving tricks. But alas, your mother’s higher power has a plan. He gave your mother a lifetime with the most precious gift there is and He removed your mother from this Earth at precisely her destined moment.

Crybaby Ferris Sucks

Crybaby Ferris Sucks

Baby kept costing us matches, throwing punches at opponents that missed and caught me right in the mush, tripping and accidentally hitting me with his big splash, that kind of stuff.

The Red Ring

The Red Ring

We listened to the words of that stout man, feeling lost with context of time and space.