28 days of flash — 20 of 28 Photo by Bruce Hong on Unsplash “She’s hard to get to know,” they say behind my back, and awkwardness extends from that reality like slips of ribbon that tie around my throat, disabling conversations and making me all the more aware of the impact I have on … Continue reading Fitting In The World

28 Days of Flash — 19 of 28 Photo by Josh Massey on Unsplash I hear the first line of Mary Oliver’s Wild Geese in my head — you do not have to be good. You do not have to be good. I do not have to be good. I do not have to be a good … Continue reading Being Good

28 days of flash — 17 of 28. A study in second person essay. Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash You’re too comfortable here. TV off. A single lamp creating shadows under the angles of the built-in entertainment center/dresser/desk/wardrobe on the opposite wall of this hotel room, all in varying heights of laminated plywood, glued and screwed to the … Continue reading Go Write

28 days of flash — 15 of 28 — Non fiction essay Photo by Lucas Alexander on Unsplash She’s still here. She’s buried under a clutter of crumpled paper, blank journals, and wasted keystrokes. Her giggles echo amid her whispers as she reads to herself from the dark green books filled with poetry and big words, not really … Continue reading Parts Work

28 Days of Flash — Non-Fiction #10 of 28 Photo by Casey Horner on Unsplash The throng of people on Yosemite’s Mist Trail hear a woman saying something loudly in German to a boy who is leaping around on steps cut into the rocks. Clearly mom has noticed her son is behaving in a way she doesn’t … Continue reading The Mist Trail Mom