death
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The Follower
Today my mom and I are very excited. Today we are going to meet with our father after a long time.
Boom
It’s our anniversary today, yours and mine. Five years.
I’ve Been Listening to Possum Kingdom on Repeat for the Past Five Days
When the memo leaked, the one that said the Trump Administration had knowingly delayed any response to the pandemic in order to lower the elderly population due to shrinking Social Security benefits, no one rioted.
Rebirth
The man who collects souls yelled, “Hey, I have another bag,” and I ran over to take it from him. It was my turn.
The Remedy / Slug Face
Halfway up the hill to Middleton, near to where I had once disposed of a rotten fox skull, I beheld a stationary Fiat Panda with its hazard lights on.
Are You Thinking About it?
a rope
Richie’s Vacation
Richie was sitting in his mail truck, eating a spicy chicken sandwich, when he got a text from his mom that said his old best friend from middle school was dead.
Dead man’s hands
“Scratch me”, they whisper as you stand on the bus and the urge grows stronger but the crowd grows bigger and the logistics more impossible, leaving you with this unbearable yearning.
My Father’s Ghost
I was an adult when I saw my father’s ghost walking on my bedroom walls in central Minnesota, pacing back and forth, and back again.
Nick Cave Takes a Bath
If there is no rest for the wicked, I must have done something awful.