When his eyes adjusted from the flash nothing seemed to have changed. He was still in the tunnel, still at Gymboree and still dressed in the striped romper. Only the book itself seemed to be different. It had become plastic. It was now a rounded puffy plastic infant’s book with pictures of little yellow duckies […]

“Ogre gave your roommate the news,” said Derek as Deborah stepped out of the shower. “Oh no,” said Bridget. She dried off and wrapped a towel around her torso and another one around her hair. “What happened? Will it ever be safe for me to go back to the dorm?” “Yeah,” he said. “He told […]

    Peter returns to the changing room and leaves the skirt and leotard as he found them. It all seemed so innocent when he removed them from the hook an hour ago, just as the tap shoes he’s been wearing seem innocent enough… to him at least. It doesn’t matter as long as they’re […]

It was the second day back at school. As was routine, teachers were given a full week to set up our classrooms and attend (largely pointless) staff meetings before students returned and things returned to their strange mix of manic and dull routine. As was routine I hadn’t told Cassie anything about the last few […]

I have memories of the accident, though they are not complete. It began on my eighteenth birthday. Mom had dressed me in my favorite romper for the space flight. Dad wanted me to go with him so we wouldnt be separated. It would be a very long journey through space. I was to be interfaced […]

  No matter who asked her, Mom always used to say, “I love all my children equally.” You have to give her credit for diplomacy, because I always knew I was her favorite. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking – my siblings probably thought they were Mom’s favorite too, but there are certain signs that […]

  They talked extensively about how certain freedoms have to be fought for; the suffragist movements, worker’s rights, women’s rights, gay rights. “Women would have never got the vote if they’d only spent one day protesting. And if it wasn’t for the worker’s uprising, boys like you wouldn’t even have the right to an education… […]

  “So let me get this straight,” Dante summarized, “These Stepford Wives dope us up on soma and control every part of our lives like Big Brother till we lose it?” “Uh…yeah…” Lysa said, for the first time sounding uncertain. “I guess so.” Heh. Blondes. “Not much of a reader?” Dante asked, feeling like he […]

Ted and Brad walked back out front, and found Ted’s mom waiting for them, she took one look at Ted and rolled her eyes and said, “I should have known, you’re still just as crazy about baseball.” Ted smiled and said, “Yup I am.” Then she looked at Brad and said, “So, you wear diapers, […]

She had taken two other jobs since her kids were born, one at a different doctor’s office. There were several young doctors, and she realized she shared plenty in common with these men, who were generally smart and professional. Wouldn’t it be nice if she could find someone she could build a relationship with, the […]