Hershey's
In the refrigerator meat drawer, way in the back under the cheese and lunch meat, I found my mother’s stash of Hershey chocolate bars. Three of them. I was probably ten years old, … Continue reading >>
from IN FEBRUARY by Ralph J. Mills, Jr.
Sudden icy wind slaps at the ashtree's thin frame; a shred of moonhangs above clouds rushing eastover the lake.
Inside, I spread a handon the table, my … Continue reading >>
It’s in the giving
We give a Christmas gift card to our regular mailman, and this year decided to give one to our regular UPS delivery guy.
He delivered boxes of my first book in 2015. When I … Continue reading >>
Happy Christmas, all!
We got a handful of Christmas letters with our cards this year. I feel a pang of guilt that I didn't write a Christmas letter. I usually do. So here's mine, in which I try to … Continue reading >>
What it's not
I laughed when I saw this photo in a catalog. How is that even comfortable? Where is she, in her living room? And what happens if she drops the book she's supposedly reading? It … Continue reading >>
Joe Pera Talks With You
I just started watching a comedy on the Adult Swim Channel called "Joe Pera Talks With You." To be honest, I never heard of the show, or even this channel, before reading an … Continue reading >>