Friday, May 3, 2024
Chapter 6- Remember? I stare at the front of But I’m Still Young, my favorite burger joint. Its polished glass doors gleam like incisors, swallowing unknowing customers with predatory precision. “Any day now,” I say to myself, fingers clenching. I half-expect a text from Sam asking why I haven’t moved […]
~Honey Afternoons (September 6-7)~ Matilda, Amber afternoon light drenched my cot as the clock struck three. Hunching over Shrep’s phone, I squinted at the half-solved Wordle game we had spent the last two hours stressing over. “All my hairs are grey,” Shrep muttered. “Do we guess “dusky” or “mucky?” “I […]
Five minutes later, I found myself knocking on Greg’s front door. I was trying to keep my cool, but I wanted to see his father; I wanted to know if the experiment could be reserved. As I stood there, waiting, I squeezed my eyes and fists closed and took a […]