Everett had never been adept in the art of being alone. He strove his entire life to find himself in… Read more The Member Dismembered by Mosquitoes
Month: June 2019
To Be Deemed A “Cool Girl”: Not Compliment So Much As Being Categorized As A Doormat
Her whole life, she was told she was “cool,” “chill” and all other manner of words alluding to a mostly… Read more To Be Deemed A “Cool Girl”: Not Compliment So Much As Being Categorized As A Doormat
Concealing the Unconcealable
Just a little more. There. No, no, wait. Just one more daub of powder. Stand back, smile. No, it still… Read more Concealing the Unconcealable
Gray and Oblivious: The Face of Tourism
A man of unclear Middle Eastern descent demands with a simultaneous mix of certainty and uncertainty, “Excuse me sir, are… Read more Gray and Oblivious: The Face of Tourism
Will Locks of Hair Unlock A Heart of Stone?
If you had asked Graham five years ago what he wanted more than anything, he would have told you: to… Read more Will Locks of Hair Unlock A Heart of Stone?
The Fictile Foot
When she was forced to come face to face with the Roman statue-like massiveness of her feet every so often,… Read more The Fictile Foot
Personal Pan
I had promised them I would never grow up. That I would never change out of my childhood iteration. When… Read more Personal Pan
The Strange Loneliness of a Sainsbury’s Local Ten Minutes Before 11 p.m.
“You’re too Scot for me,” a too Scottish girl says to a faux roguish-looking man near the ATM outside the… Read more The Strange Loneliness of a Sainsbury’s Local Ten Minutes Before 11 p.m.
Tag, You’re Not It
“Be so good that they have no choice but to notice you,” he was always prattling on, like some sort… Read more Tag, You’re Not It
Old Bitch Cream
“Don’t mind Ruth over here, she can’t stay out too late or she’ll miss her window for putting on her… Read more Old Bitch Cream
