Since March of 2020, our apartment has been a place of refuge. While outside things might have been uncertain or even dangerous, inside always felt normal. Our family kept on its normal daily routine with just a few less trips … Continue reading Shelter in Place
I wrote this piece during one of Sage’s free weekly writing groups, during one of the games we play every week. All the attendees secretly share a random word and Sage reads them off one by one every thirty seconds while write and try to incorporate each one into whatever it is we’re writing. Sometimes nothing comes of it, other times I surprise myself. This is one of those times. Continue reading Flesh Cricket: Dear Ms. Williams
Based on a true story… Today we had a school field trip to the lake. We couldn’t go swimming because it was too cold but I fished instead. My dad and grandfather taught me how. I cast the line out … Continue reading Field Trip – 1978
Pops knew he was getting closer to town because the grass springing up in the cracks in the asphalt was getting shorter. Someone must have been trimming them. He gave the abandoned cars a wide berth. Some could have wild … Continue reading Kingman Arizona, 2056
Once upon a time there was a little boy. The boy lived with his mom and dad, but he belonged to himself. In the mornings, he woke himself up and made a warm fire in the wood stove then made … Continue reading The Boy Who Took Care of Himself: A Little Golden Book for Children
It’s been quite a while but Todd is finally off on another journey. Continue reading On Another Journey
2:00 AM – people are racing Ferraris and Lamborghinis their parents bought them down highways and over bridges. Underneath them, others roll over and pull their sleeping bags closer around them. Continue reading Microfiction: Bridge
Todd has been staying in maybe a little more than he should thanks to the cold. But he and Daegan do make it out for an icy walk, maybe back in time, maybe all the way to northern Ontario. Continue reading A Cold Walk
At 4:30 PM I turn off the afternoon cartoons, put on my coat and head out to work. When I get out the door the cool air feels refreshing. A gust of wind comes and brings the smell of our … Continue reading My Time on the Farm
In the midst of a pandemic where we’re told not only to limit our trips to the grocery store but to only take one person per family, Todd finds a way to sneak Sage in with him. Continue reading Shopping with Robot Hands
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