Temporal Transfix Pt. 3

*A work of ten parts originally 4.       In the future I conceive for myself, I wake mornings to hear the chatter of early birds and the nurturing soil grow tomatoes and strawberries in the garden out back. The breeze knows me by name, sings the syllables above watermelon patches and orange trees. …

The Bus Ride Home

“And that’s how I got into the Raider’s game for free.” The sporadic bumps of potholes flown over by the city bus enhanced the headache Bernie was getting as he was forced to listen to the bus passenger. Said passenger was sitting haphazardly over the seat right behind Bernie, leaning around the divider between the …

Hair Wars

*In honor of my sister’s cat, who took over the house and our hearts in her time with us. The cat hair is everywhere at my father’s house. It sticks to my father’s sweater as he greets me at the door, rises in the air as my sister waves from the family couch, the follicles …