“He’d fallen into the hands of a madwoman here. Someone too long alone who dwelt in a surreal realm where the punishment for piethievery was death by shotgunning and the alchemy by which crushed pies were made whole was commonplace.” – William Gay, Twilight
Shut the door
Why even yell “Shut the door” as if you have control over the blazing sun?
Your father
When I told your father your old house had burned down he said, “Huh” as if I had simply mentioned the time of day.
Poems for Fathers
I’ve been debating for weeks whether or not to share this. This could easily be filed under the “Look How Cute My Kid Is” category, which most parents fall victim to — myself included. But I’ve thought about this at the oddest moments ever since it first happened, which tells me there’s something to it…