BenchmarkWe arrive back to campus, stuffed in buses and exhausted from our middle school retreat. The humidity reordered my already ill-advised…Mar 31Mar 31
Hell BentMrs. Arthur said I’d go to Hell if I wasn’t nice. She whispered the news in my ear in the privacy of her dining room, which sat mostly…Mar 30Mar 30
CovenantIn the early haze of morning light, she clicked and brought the screen to life. Email, first. Nothing important. Nextdoor.com next. Candice…Feb 27Feb 27
StepsIt’s Friday night, the manic threshold into the weekend’s glory. The collective pulse throbs with friendly flashes of teeth and frenetic…Feb 25Feb 25
Feral SwineThey’d come to expect the absurd, the regularly unprecedented programming, so when the alerts came out, they didn’t go to pieces. A feral…Jan 31Jan 31
Penance“Dry and mild,” June said softly before switching off the light. Her bedroom was lined with old newspapers that spilled into the hall…Jan 26Jan 26
CampMrs. Bennett slipped off her culottes as I surveyed the beach from the copse of trees at its edge. She was my group leader, and my pause so…Dec 29, 2024Dec 29, 2024
