Fear
I hear them, wriggling and squirming, first to my left, then my right, and then it filled my whole world with noise.
Grounded
Kitchen Tools
“But what if I hold it like this?
Benny
Benny walked into my cubicle and his smile vanished.
Eye Spy
Something green.
Guilt
“I know what you did,” said the voice and hung up.
Haley’s Tree
A dense bluff of silver maples grew behind our house.
Beating the Heat
I took the cool can and placed it on my chest, letting the condensation drip between my breasts.
At Night
I lay awake on the top bunk, listening to my brother’s rhythmic-breathing below me, desperately wishing sleep to overtake me.
From the Window
Elvis had left the building.
Buckethead
Hop on the exam table, Mister Smith, and let’s take a look at the carnage, shall we?
Eddie Zovinovich
No one could pronounce my last name growing up.
Pink Tint
So much blood.