I stayed that way, fist in mouth, breathing through my nose, my elbow way out in front of me, my crush next to me somehow not noticing, in the dark of the audience, dazzled by the light of the stage, keeping all that strangeness inside, holding the storm of my personality at bay, lost boy, trapped in time and space.
Read MoreListen, kid: I’ve got a list of names as long as the Nile to get through and they sure as hell ain’t paying me overtime.
Read MoreNo, this ain’t ma and pa’s field. Not really a field at all.
Read MoreAs soon as Harriet entered the building, she headed to the seventh floor. When she reached a spot halfway up the fourth-floor stairs, the explosion—a flash of red light followed by a blast of burning-hot air—threw her body against the wall.
Read MoreLook at your life in a chronological order, each event occurs within the blink of an eye. Blink, you’re born. Blink, the first time, your mom tries to run away with you. Blink, your first day of school.
Read MoreAs the leader of the Soviet Union, I face the threat of death everywhere and at any time. The dwarf is also right in saying that my biggest threat doesn’t come from a disgruntled peasant, but instead from those in my inner circle.
Read MoreThis time, Sadie finds herself playing for him, playing to impress him as her husband was always trying to do. She’d like to earn it, she thinks. She’d like to earn what she’s stealing from him.
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