Ghost Parachute

‘Handle with care,’ Grandma said. ‘Never touch the blade.’ She pointed the remote, urging me to take it. I pulled it towards me and Grandma winced. I checked the corridor. No sign. ‘Are you hungry?’ I asked, looking down at Velcro slippers. She’d eaten at noon every day for decades; it was almost two. ‘Handle […]

At the end of the day, when the customers have left and the house is empty, I draw the curtains and take myself apart piece by piece. The seams aren’t visible, not even to me. I have to trust that everything will come loose the way it should, before I twist and pull. If I […]

It’s just me and the dogs now. The old one fifteen, on his last legs. The puppy not really a puppy anymore, he’s almost three, but needs three walks a day or he’ll start in. The barking, the growling, the snapping, the barking/growling/snapping at my feet, my hands, my nose. At the old dog’s balding […]

Mr. Benedict McCarthy, CEO, John Adams Insurance Co. Ms. Nicola Winter, CEO, HealthWorksGym4All Ms. Susan Austen, Director, Saint Edwiges Hospital   Cc: Mr. Jude Lamb, Director, American Arbitration Association New Jersey Bar Association   RE: Case Number 20181776   Dear Sirs and Madams,   Thank you for reading my letter. I sought resolution through the “proper” […]

Night after night, people come because they have heard. They have seen clarity in the eyes of those who have visited. They want the same and so they follow. At the end of the hallway is a classroom. Desks are piled to the ceiling against the back cabinets. Strewn. It is the child who sweeps […]

“You haven’t eaten anything for a month, right?” Doc asked me. “That’s right.” “Good, good. You should be on track then. Now, I don’t want you touching snacks as we approach the holidays. Liquid-vitamin diet only for the time being, okay?” “Okay. I got this, Doc. I’m going to be great this year. I mean, […]