Kickoff

I had to keep telling myself to calm down. It was hard not to be excited, playing in the showcase game of your professional life. Read more

Fix You

When you try your best but you don’t succeed

Michael pushed on the little girl’s chest. “One. Two. Three.” He counted, breathless with effort.

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Family Secrets

I came down the stairs covered in sweat and dust bunnies. Cleaning out the attic is never pleasant, but more unpleasant is when you offer yourself to your grandmother in a moment of familial guilt at the weekly Friday Night Dinner. Read more

Beneath the Butchered Dogwood Tree

I learned where babies come from by watching a couple of pigs out in the holler. Read more

Fatal Attraction

Ellis woke to the muffled, familiar sound of drunken laughter. Always a light sleeper, she woke to even the slightest noise. 3:14 a.m. Read more