Code Switching
I’ve been to more Blue Dicks games than anyone else in town, I bet. I don’t like baseball, but since Robert’s gone I’ve got time on my hands.
First Post
Gold-Dust
It was a short enough walk to the usual haunt. Too short, almost; certainly not long enough to forget the cows.
After School Program
A bunch of ladies tried to go hiking in a cave but it goes a lot deeper than they thought. There was some freaky dudes inside.
Pilgrimage to the Hole
Took a single button. An hour later I started seeing big swirls of color, then feeling slightly nauseous.
Excerpts From a Doctoral Student’s Closing Notes
I can’t believe this. I managed to do the only thing I didn’t want to do.
Damn Diary
Goddamn those Schaefers. If I never write another word in this damn diary, let those ones be the ones that stick.
The Heavens Beneath
Los Suelos is a revelation. On the surface the town looks rundown. But there is a thrum beneath the crust here.
Caring for Mr. Bernard: An Instruction Manual
The position you are about to assume is one of great esteem.
Rock Bottom
There are ley lines. You know them because you feel them beneath your feet, humming up your stunted legs.