“Snortgrass.” “Snortcloud.” “Snortgrass is funnier.” “Stop it.” “Must have an awfully big nose to snort clouds.” “I don’t understand.” “Neither do I.” “Why bowls of plants?” “To honor him.” “It would be easier… Continue reading
After six years, he married someone else who he’d known for only a few months. She was younger, heavier, less than average. But she was perfect, or so he said. I ran into… Continue reading
“What are these?” Bobby asked. “A collection of bottles,” his aunt said. “What’s in them?” he asked. “Nothing you would be interested in,” she said. But when his aunt wasn’t looking, Bobby opened… Continue reading
“That’s not possible.” “You ask witch for help then say her request is not possible?” “Fairies aren’t real.” He stubbornly insisted. “Sure they are.” “Then where do you expect to find fairy pearls?”… Continue reading
“When were you here last?” “I came every summer when I was young. Not at all after I was twelve.” “That was when your grandparents died.” “Yes. But what happened to the place?”… Continue reading
“Three hundreds dollar bill?” Mom yelled. “What have you been doing? Washing one toe at a time?” “Me? You’re the one who takes long showers,” Dad yelled back. Five-year-old Jeremy heard them fighting… Continue reading
It is said that some live on the wrong side of the tracks. Some say it’s greener on the other side. I don’t know about either. You see, my father owns the… Continue reading
At the bottom of the mountain, it was forged in the depths of secrecy. It was created with best of intentions with the promise of love. But Magic has a way of folding… Continue reading
Last time I stood here, I was 17. Mom tried to tell me, but I wouldn’t listen. I wanted my own life, my own adventures. So she left without me and I set… Continue reading
“The library!” “What were you expecting?” “Someplace fun. Someplace new and exacting. I wanted to see something I’ve never seen before.” “That’s why we’re going to the library.” “Ugh.” The library lady was… Continue reading
