Writing Sample — Vol. 2
Brief amalgam of horrific one-offs.

The Miraculousness of the Ordinary
Gloria Harrison recalls her lost robot.

Writing Sample

A Newly Single Lump of Flesh
Brian Eckert recalls a breakup that might have been painful.

Jungle Juice
In which M.J. Fievre handles tornado sirens, Midwestern snacks, midnight escapes, and the obscure ploy to trespass and skinny dip in a pool.

An Unexpected Return

The Fraud Police

Yes and No
Stacie Adams is of two minds about everything.

Some Things You Ought to Consider Before You Decide On Marrying Me
Not that he’s getting married, but if he was contemplating another stab at it, this is what Reno J. Romero would say to his potential bride.

In the Beginning

Nobody Says You Can’t Exist
LRC solves the memoir dilemma like this: I am an unreliable narrator.

Mom and the Geezer
Two tramps and a lady: Get a room!

Very Superstitious
Tawni Freeland learns that when you believe in things that you don't understand, then you suffer.

Through the Sallyport

The Umbilical Cord Stump
"Who needs scissors," I told my wife when she was around 24 weeks. "I'm using my teeth. Look at these incisors."

Leave It
A lesson in the value of leaves changes one urban landscape.

Home for the Holidays
There is no place like home for the holidays. For better or for worse. In this case, for worse.

In Search of the Man Chair; or, Was That Gayla Peevey?: Part II
'Twas just a few days before Christmas when the Pillow family went bra shopping at American discount store, TJ Maxx.

What I’m Working On Now

Room to Muse
A room of your own? It's all in your head.

My Dog in Six Fragments and Three Pictures

Living Becky’s Dreams
TNB: Where procrastination meets progress. (Thank you, Becky.)

Cyclical Surprise of the Seeds
Two plants and one cat reveal the space between surrender and resistance.

Davis Schneiderman Took the Quiz
On the time-sucking vampire known as Facebook, and the games it inspires.