I scratched dirt out from under my wig. My-son-of-a-bitch husband hated this wig. It’s the same cocoa color as my real hair, but he had left me all the same. What man leaves a woman after four years just for shaving her head? It’s fine, my dreams said he wasn’t the one anyways. Willie’s a better […]
Clone. Taken from the Greek word klon. “Twig.” I studied the boy etched in sterile ones and zeros on the bathroom mirror. Chris Colburn. In a public bathroom mirror, his tiny picture surrounded by news articles, tampon ads, and movie trailers. But could it be Johnathan? His face had faded from memory. And yet, these […]
If an acquaintance meant to be polite, they’d probably call Martin something like “headstrong” or “strong-willed.” Not that he cared. “Didn’t have a place in this world,” according to him. Let’s just say Martin was “obstinate.” Friends and family called him other things. Their favorite words included “thick-headed”, “narrow-minded”, or an “idiot.” Again, never phased […]
Dennis spread the deck across the table, paused, and scooped it back up with one hand. He shuffled the cards like a casino ace. “One more game?” I caught myself reaching for a water bottle with my stump and rubbed it against my forehead instead. Dennis didn’t seem to notice, or hid it really well. […]