When I woke up, the car was empty. My blurry eyes searched anxiously for movement outside the windows of the silver-blue minivan. The car seat belt choked at my neck and I felt small within its clasp. When I tried to reach for the button to unbuckle myself my stubby fingers fell short. No matter…

~31 minute read time I been makin’ Maw a lot of sandwiches lately. I set the plate down on the table, the old sandwiches pilin’ up as I push ‘em aside and set the new one in front of her. She likes the crusts cut off. The bread skins are startin’ to pile up in…

~19 minutes read time My Dearest Clyde,  I miss you terribly. Though it has been just a few weeks, it feels as though I have spent years without your embrace. The only thing getting me out of our bed each morning is the knowledge that I will get to cross off another day to your…

~2 minutes read time My grandma tells me that she thinks she is ugly. She tells me that she is ashamed of her graying hair, sagging face, and toothless smile. She is ashamed to be seen in public by those who used to know her. My grandma tells me that she hates looking in the…

~9 minutes read time The calluses that used to scatter my sandpaper hands have been getting softer. This is one of the many changes to my body that I have begun to notice since her arrival. She comes into my room with a large metal tub in which she has mixed a balm of her…