DO GET OLD Angela Townsend

“Even if they could arrest time like the superheroes on their underpants, your bleak benediction would help no one.“

LOVE PEOPLE, COOK THEM TASTY FOOD Misty Archambault

“Inviting me into your home and allowing me to see an empty refrigerator is a personal insult, the passive aggressive equivalent of spitting in my face.“

CONCENTRIC CIRCLES: A TAROT READING Christie Ellen

My mother’s smile contrasts with something in her eyes. Is she nervous? Tired? 

“I glance at the clock. Dismissal isn’t for another 15 minutes and I normally take the bus home. Why is my mother here? “

TUSCON, ARIZONA Emma Jones

“We talked about it like the promised land. Cinderblock, sand.“

INTENDS TO COMPLY Georgene Smith Goodin

“I had this fantasy of walking into the rec center gym with Kelvin just as the game started, of seeing smiles spread through other parents on the bleachers, people elbowing their neighbor and jerking their heads in our direction.“