For starters, he wasn’t on the couch anymore. He lay on his back on a floor. The floor was covered with a bluish-grey indoor/outdoor carpet; the well worn kind you see in an office or school building. The horrible light that made him want to weld his eyes shut came from the ceiling. It was […]

The most likely was that they’d keep him in some variation of what he had before- continent, but with no way to tell that based on what he wore (or, he thought blushing, he smelled like), giving them control over when it happened and whether or not he’d be punished… he shuddered. What else could […]

Today, it wasn’t even a close call.” She paused, seeming to consider. “One might even wonder if you were asking for this.” She tilted her head and looked curiously at him. “Were you?” “No!” he exclaimed. “Of course not. And I wasn’t seriously agreeing to this. I—I can’t do this. I can’t—“ he lowered his […]

The only hard evidence of life, in fact, were the tears it had begun to shed upon beholding itself. The lady suffered this to continue for a few seconds – long enough for him to fully appreciate his horrible state of atrophy and degradation – then ordered the attendants with the mirror to move away, […]

“Are you all right, Theresa?” Joan asked. “I’m fine. I’m just so happy you two are here. I’m so happy that Bobby is here.” Theresa said. “I don’t think I ever truly expressed how important Bobby’s presence was during those years. His sweetness and positive energy allowed us to be happy during what could have […]

  When I woke up, I was under a blanket sucking my thumb and cuddled up with my dolly. On the tray in front of me was a bag of peanuts and my sippy cup. Mrs Eaton said it was so the water wouldn’t spill if there was turbulence or someone bumped the tray. It […]

She almost had a real accident in her sleep! Her mother was thankful that Kelly had thought to protect the mattress with a plastic cover after she started wetting again. She didn’t even think the diapers would leak since they hadn’t yet. She mentally reprimanded herself for being stupid and reminded herself to tell Kelly […]

Ah…DAMN it. Not everyone needed to be a Howard Zinn these days. No, what ultimately drew Amy to him was their proximity. She met with him frequently after class. He picked up a few personal details (she was single, she could play the piano) and shared some as well. She was there and, he sensed, […]

Clearly at a loss, Andy’s mother bit her lip. There was no way the kids’ grandparents had any clothes that would fit. She was about to tell them to go around wrapped in towels – even though there probably weren’t enough towels for everyone – when Grandma Gellman, who had just put in her hearing […]