I’ve always been interested in fads. Interested, but not involved. I’ve only been able to enjoy them at a safe distance, restricted by my providers. My family never let me or my siblings be part of any cultural bandwagons. We
Most people have absolutely no choice in the matter about what they’ll be called. It’s set up in this whirly-bird that the name you’ll be responding to until the end of your own personal whirly-bird is thrustily bestowed on you
As far as I can tell, the people at the work think that I’m boring. And I don’t blame them. I’m mostly in my own head at the office, barely expressing any words not directly related to the projects I’m
The cleansing of the laundry should not be attempted as I am, but it must be done. I’ve let it go too long, and if not now, never. So down the stairs to the room with the machines, down the
I return dejected to my suite, compulsed to eat. Home alone, I become a simile about digging my way to freedom as I scour the house for tasty treats. If there are no more chips, or the candy is no
I’m wandering around the grocery store with a vague list in my head. I find what I suppose I need and proceed to the counter. One of the impulse items staring at me is a bag of dill pickle chips,
It is rather spacious in here. Like, the space, there’s tons of it. I know I’m only a little fella, but this beats sharing a room with that meathead who hits me but pretends it’s me hitting myself but it’s
The window grew smaller with each day, but still Dylan preferred his seat on the top of the couch, legs dangling over the edge, face facing the outside. He watched the other turtles play, and even though he told his
I wake up in my sleeping pod to the sun’s rays scurrying in through the window. My leg dangles over the side of the bed until the rest of my body is ready to take on the day. Not a
You, as a food cooker through and through, must have mixed feelings about the meal we call brunch. The cuisine, which you’ve dedicated your life to, plays secondary violin to the shared experience with friends for which the restaurant has
