I tuck my one-year-old boy into bed and read a few passages from his favourite book—Lord of the Rings. He takes a puff on his cigarette and tips the ash into a...
There is an art to it, like getting ready for a date. For at least thirty minutes, after the shower, she will do her hair and makeup and assemble an outfit tha...
A tenderhearted family got more than they bargained for when they brought home what they believed was a lost puppy but was actually a twenty-eight-year-old wom...
Fuzzy yellow chicks swarm their mothers like bees. At water’s edge, where a wedding drags on, the groom is transfixed. How bitterly each brood chases after its...
My love blooms on the ceiling in my sunless world. Mould merges with ancient water stains to form your noble chin, sharp cheekbones, your gentle brow. Cracks a...
When the lightning storms first started we turned to bowling—a nice, grounded sport where the ball rarely left the floor and the shoes felt insulated. We playe...
Before Emma had talked to him—and it was Emma who had talked to him first—he had seen her in the rooms a couple of times. Of course, he had seen her. She hadn’...
Patrick was telling a story:
‘When they was coming to put us off, the first time, they sent along this kid. We knew we was good cause we was on a private ro...
My brother has a new plan: hurl piss at Old Man Gogol’s face. Today. First my brother will piss into an empty Gatorade bottle, then he will ring Gogol’s doorbe...
1. No-lye Perm Relaxer (decades worth. enough for permanent damage) The two-hour-long process will burn your scalp, singe your ears, and cause your hair to fal...
