My grandparents took us in after the divorce. For 20 years they took care of us. They fed us, bathed us, and sheltered us. They gave us warmth and love and asked for nothing in return. We were now their responsibility and we owed them a debt we could not repay. But all debts must …
On no particular day, in no particular year, the world is at war. Three men are in a boat for routine maintenance. They begin to test the ship’s gun but there is a malfunction. Smoke appears, fire will follow, but one of the men is able to clear the jam and return things to normal. …
Lying awake in the middle of the night, there is a commotion outside. A man and a woman I do not know are across the street from one another, yelling over some domestic dispute I do not care about. It doesn’t matter to me; it’s just another night in the neighborhood, another moment of my …
A simple phrase, but one he could not express. As my hands wrapped firmly around his wrist, locking the excrement in place, I looked around the room. Mom returned quickly, carrying with her a pack of wipes, and began cleaning the mess from his hand. I stared, stone-faced, into his eyes and he returned mine …
Jeremy Hargrave 