Rangoon
“I know those guys,” my father would say. “They’re just a glorified referral service.”
Flash Nonfiction
We read to know we are not alone,
But I told this car full of friends this truth I’d never even spoken to myself.
It Started with a Feeling, and Now My Boyfriend and I are Sitting in a Clinic for a Pre-Conception Consultation, and I Can’t Stop Worrying About My Unknown Future
The doctor says I won’t have many changes since I’ve been on hormones for so long, but still—
Hometown Tour
And in the daydream, he smiles, he smiles big and a lot, he's happy, I can't believe how happy, over such small things, and he says, that's cool, oh that's cool too, oh that's so cool...
Dad's Toe
Later, while I’m telling Jamie the story of how Dad chopped his toe off, I get two texts from Dad’s phone. The first one is an overexposed close-up of a pearl white bone surrounded by what looks like gray and white chicken flesh. The second text says: “This is my toe.”
Sledgehammer
Doubtful the landlord knows you’re taking down walls.
Smoke
When I was a kid, one of my special interests was Old Hollywood.
This was my parents’ fault for allowing me exposure to the genre.