Ghost Parachute

First, he gave me this rock. We stood on a pile of dirt that had once been a garden that the elementary school kids had used, but now it was just nothing but where bits of trash got stuck. He’d asked me to meet him there after school, saying he had something for me. And […]

You’re shaking. You’re not cold. It’s an inner chill. A frost on your bones that your blood can’t melt because after it boiled your heart stopped beating. You’re not sure how you’re still alive. You’ve always imagined that reaching this point of emotional annihilation would result in immediate death. Yet, here you are. In a […]

Way out here, the ocean swells up big and mean, crashing on the broken teeth of the tidal rocks with enough force to knock resting seabirds from their perches, and sweep them down into the sea. Sometimes the waves spit up their remains. Guy and I collect tail feathers and broken wings and tie them […]

Use Use this job aid to test a first date. Define: first date A first date is when you go out with someone new for the first time. This activity often implies a possibility of exploring a sexual or romantic connection. Standard first date behavior The implied standard behavior for a first date is you […]

Andrea poured herself a cup of black coffee and spit it out. She made another and had the same reaction. She’s been making the same brand in the same way for over twenty years and couldn’t understand it. She was a coffee snob. She smelled it and while it didn’t smell bad it didn’t smell […]

“You’ve got your sword. You’ve got the key. That ogre is coming to kill me, so lop its fucking head off, and get me the hell out of here,” Princess Maureen said. “I’m sorry. I can’t help you,” said King Albert. Maureen clanked her chains. “What are you talking about? Either kill it or unchain […]