I Couldn’t Remember Hearing Anyone Come Back Upstairs

I never use periods when I’m tired.

Tiny stuff. That’s what saves you sometimes. Tiny, dumb stuff.

Kayley

I didn’t see her again for almost four months.

There were hearings. Counseling. School administrators doing damage control in pressed shirts. Reporters parked outside the district office for two days. Kids at school asking me gross questions in fake-soft continue reading …