TED, the check-out guy at the grocery store, was bagging up my items while I drummed an approximation of "Wipe-Out" on the counter with my hands ( Read more... )

Maria told me it was probably best that I go see a Dr. about everything so I went to the clinic and awaited the attendant to call my name. And I awaited ( Read more... )

“Between you and me,” I explained, “the man was a louse. Had it been up to him, we would see a turkey on the flag ( Read more... )

Even though I arrived nearly fifteen minutes early to the trial, my nerves could not have been more shot ( Read more... )

A few Jehovah witness men came to my door. Abby was glib ( Read more... )

Though we started our trek on virtually a whim, Larry and I had been clambering an unnamed trail deep in the vast wilderness for roughly two weeks now. To say the hike was a scenic one would be an understatement; on the first day, our path wound through misty waterfalls and across cliff faces; by day six, it was as if we were on a different ( Read more... )

Just fifteen minutes until closing time, and all I can comprehend are giant dirigibles and old fashioned flying machines. There I am, weightless, goggles on, performing loop-de-loops as my children watch from the ground below. Kids are amazed by anything! I land choppily and give my son the scarf my own father had untrusted me. It's when I wrap it ( Read more... )

Old Marvin was obviously blind. We all knew it. Everyday he would come into the bank to check his balance and take about five minutes just feeling around as though he had never seen anything before. He'd pass the plants, the fake ones in the lobby, and he'd always say, "oh, heavens," as he batted their dust-covered plastic fronds. It was sort of ( Read more... )

As always, our little group convened again on Wednesday. Even in spite of last week's fiasco, there we were, sitting, laughing, interrogating like old chums, sipping our coffees (Julie with a sweet chai). Margo told us that she had picked up another book on star-gazing just the other day. She had already dog-eared several pages, we were assured ( Read more... )

The earth trembles each day with no notice, and here you are stomping your foot and begging me for a difference. Some goddamn difference. I stare across the floor, thinking. It's difficult to spot a happening when one doesn't know what's been altered in the first place ( Read more... )