Stairway to Haiti

Isaiah and the Babysitter

Mardi Gras, meh…
Alison Aucoin knows what it means to miss New Orleans, but this year on Mardi Gras, it’s less than she expected.

Gangbang

No Two Identical

Urban Forest Fire Dirge
In touch with her Inner Druid, Ronlyn Domingue ponders the lives of remembered trees, while they burn.

Christmas Crazy: Amazing Grace at the Dollar General Store

Strange Sleep of the Six-Legged
Insects enter suspended states of being, Ronlyn Domingue noticed.

In Search of the Man Chair; or Was that Billy Corgan?: Part I

Twelve Toddlers and a Lady
A 32-year-old woman calls a fully functioning daycare "home" and finds her dream life all the richer for it.

Of Road Dogs and Lives Lost and Saved (Part 1 of 2)

Comfort Words
An internal dialogue, a struggle with the self, and a moment of hushed joy.

The Things I’ve Outgrown
It's unfair to ask a child "what do you want to be when you grow up?" They want to be everything.

Peter Pan, Pyramids, Planetariums, Mashed Purple Sweet Potatoes, Kings of Pop: Yesterday, A Strange and Surreal Day

The Subtle Differences Between Bear Bones and Human Feet
The drama unfolds as a small town finds a set of bones on their football field.

His Dog’s Name is Cleo, and That’s all I Know
Jennifer Duffield White gets stalked down the street by a man carrying drooping roses.

Touch Me, Heal Me

Just in Case You Ever Decide to Buy a Full-Grown Male Llama That Has Not Yet Been Castrated

Reflections on an Average American Childhood
The strange things people do to entertain themselves while growing up in the palpitating heart of The Heartland.

The Odd Implications of Wearing a Bigfoot Suit in the Wild

Selected Resources for Breakup Survival
Some cyber comfort for the newly single.

Encountering the Spanish Bukowski Underground

What do I like?
Musing on things he likes and doesn't quite like.

Face to Face with the Big Consequences: Socrates, Gregor Samsa, Jesus and Anais Nin Writhing in the Throes of Death on an East Hollywood Breadboard