Amaryllis flinched as the girl across the aisle popped her gum again. To be sequestered in the human realm and forced to ride public transit was unfortunate, but it was simply intolerable to observe a child masticating bubblegum like a cow chewing its cud. As she watched, the juvenile smacked and chomped and pushed her Continue reading

I was unpacking boxes when Steven told me about the weird neighbor. “She was telling me what we could and couldn’t do, all kinds of crazy stuff,” he said as he stuffed bubble wrap into an overflowing garbage bag. “This neighborhood doesn’t even have an HOA.” “Like what?” I asked, distracted by the dishes I’d Continue reading