Ethel attempted to “frost” the green gelatin mold with a mixture of Miracle Whip and catsup, but it kept running down the sides. Her friend Imogene helped with the pimientos …
Charity Case • Sara Lippmann
For all that she wants, Janie knows Mr. Neilson will never kiss her. He conducts. When he conducts, his hair whips, his arms fly through the air. His moustache glistens. …
Three Wise Sisters • Meg Tuite
Mom lived three years as a chimney. We were now five, six and seven. When we asked for a brother, Mom said the chimney had been boarded up. Yet every …
Pentagram • Bud Smith
Sam doesn’t believe in Christmas. She’s so against Christmas she wants to torch a toy store, reduce it to ash—or whatever plastic becomes when it melts. “People already bought …