I smile like a mannequin, swallow the lump in my throat, yearning to squeeze him, fly him through the air … Gus, however, is digital, untouchable.
Vanishing: The Anxiety of Geography & Genetics by Leslie Tucker
Category: October 2013
Wash Me Clean by Cathy A. E. Bell
She refuses to bathe anymore. Gram stinks of aged urine and dirty clothes, her greasy hair stuck to the side of her head.
Burn by Cheryl Diane Kidder
“Not so fast,” he said, reaching across me and pushing the lock down. He undid the buttons on his jeans and told me, “Suck it. Then you can
leave.”
On Becoming a Saint by Colleen O’Neill
When I was seven years old, I almost become a saint, and it was all Sister Agatha’s fault.
Vici by Conor Kelley
Most of my new black friends smoked weed so I did, too. Well, I shouldn’t say that we were friends. They were just the guys who let me follow them around and play dress-up.
Bad Hair: Is it Really? Or is it Just Me? by Sharyn Ellison
Taming wild hair is not for the faint-hearted, nor, for that matter, the budget-conscious. It is a tiresome and costly endeavor.
The Chase by Anika Fajardo
The cat purred and paced and promptly fell right off Dave’s bony knees. That clumsy fall sealed our fate; ridiculousness has its charm.
The Writing Life: Ebb and Flow by Lisa Ahn
A good day writing is like a high tide, full to bursting with the motion of ideas. On those days, I scribble madly, relishing the depths, the fluid grace of words.
Craft: WWELD* by Risa Nye
After Elmore Leonard died in August at the age of 87, it was hard to avoid one version or another of his Ten Rules for Writing … Just for fun, I’d like to go through a few of these rules and add my two cents.
Interview: M.E. Thomas, author of Confessions of a Sociopath
As a society, we’ve come a long way in our views of mental illness — yet there is still somewhat of a shame, a misunderstanding, a fear towards those who circumvent “normalcy.”
