“I’m going to vomit,” Shannon said, hopping up and staggering to the bathroom. She had eaten too many magic mushrooms too quickly. “Who wants some […]
Literary Journalism
“Help me! Somebody fucking help me!” Kevin, my suite mate, apparently needs some help. It’s 2 a.m. and I’m passed out, reeling from our night […]
I wake up from my tequila-induced coma and smell the liquor on my body. It must be oozing out of my pores. I can’t believe […]
Deana and I were laughing about something Jeff had said when his green Chevy Trailblazer hit the deer. The laughter stopped, and with only one […]
After two hours on our Adirondacks road trip, with my best pal Joe’s Volkswagen Jetta having all but melted in the sweltering August sun, we […]
I stand in line waiting to order. The college cafeteria is booming with the voices of students and I see some familiar faces. Some are on […]
All I could think about was advancing. Who would we be playing in the next round? Where would we be playing next week? It was […]
Matt and I are chain smoking cigarettes on the walk back from the Museum of Modern Art. It’s this game we play to see who […]
It’s about midnight. The snow is relentless and my brother Pat and I are curious. “Let’s go outside and check out the carnage,” Pat suggests. […]
The room was sweltering from the heat of blow dryers. Most of the girls sat on the floor Indian style in front of floor-length mirrors […]
“Jen-na!” The lights were on and I was awake. I’d been sleeping on the floor of the bedroom I shared with my sister, where I slept all […]
A. It’s the summer and we’re in the house that I found for us. The sun is shining through the open windows and the bits […]