“Remove your clothes from the waist down and hop up on the table. Let me know when you’re ready, sound good?” She smiles reassuringly and pulls the modesty curtain between us. This is a doctor I can get behind. Or sprawl in front of. I am at a local … [Continue reading] about Doctor Hoo-Ha
Things
We’ve just got things. We’re getting older and we’ve got things. You have that weird thing you’re getting help for, and I have this thing that keeps happening and it needs to stop happening. You need to see someone. I need to see someone. I need to … [Continue reading] about Things
The Call Is Coming from Inside the Tent
I once taught myself to like cottage cheese by eating one spoonful every morning for a month. In the beginning, I would gag. Between the chunky consistency of milk gone bad, the yellowish liquid layer on top, and a smell that manages to be both … [Continue reading] about The Call Is Coming from Inside the Tent
Leave Them Kids Alone
“And now let’s hear from Alastair, a Year Eight student. He enjoys math and rugby.” Alastair walks up to the podium and thanks us all for coming. He is tall, blond and tan, wearing a white dress shirt, necktie, and shorts. “I love it here. I’ve … [Continue reading] about Leave Them Kids Alone
Two Stories
One “I never wanted to tell you this but I stopped doing those yoga videos.” “What?” “You know how I go downstairs after dinner and do those videos?” “I know, your yoga.” “You always say it’s good for me.” “But I hear it on, that gay guy telling you … [Continue reading] about Two Stories