Monthly Archives: August 2008

The House Shook

The House Shook

It’s a dark and stormy night in North Saint Paul, and I am alone in a guest bedroom. Sleeping by myself during weather like this …

 

Hold Me, I’m Nervous

Hold Me, I’m Nervous

In ten short days, I’m submitting this week’s Branches story (#5) to the Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction Contest. I just started it tonight, (Note: …

 

Hello Baby, Goodbye Somerville

Hello Baby, Goodbye Somerville

Seven years ago, a girl named Sara moved in across the hall from me in our college dorm. Four years ago I held a corner …

 

Sullied

Sullied

Or, How I Learned To Stop Resisting Conformity And Love Life It was for the standard little-girl reasons — prairie life, petticoats, ponies — that my …

 

In Which I Am Discovered

In Which I Am Discovered

I just stumbled upon my first criticism from the reading public! It is on a funeral industry/management blog. Tim, You do find the most unusual stuff in …