The deep, thudding clink of two Jack Daniels bottles colliding in the recycling bin. Fistful of peanuts, sip of water, stick of wintergreen gum. Key in the lock.  Tommy was […]

That goddamn gash still wasn’t healing, red staining the bandage, that dark dried crust like a caramelized spot on top of a cheese pizza but all over his fucking hand, […]

In the morning, she had to fight comfort. She woke up well-rested and with Parth’s warmth on her side. The comforter wasn’t too thick, the outside air wasn’t too hot, […]

“Yo, Mara, what should we close with?”  Parth’s words shook her out of a trance Mara hadn’t realized she’d fallen in, staring at a flier for tonight’s opening band, an […]

Tommy had not intended to drink so much, but Reggie knew the bartender at Squire’s. She made everyone’s drink with top shelf, but charged rail. So. Tommy was pretty warm […]

It was Sunday night, and Tommy was calm, level-headed. Almost too focused. Totally in the zone behind the grill. He flipped a pork chop. Exact diamond hatch marks. It was […]

That new girl server—Mara, that was her name—had fucking questions.  New, Tommy laughed to himself. Mara had started maybe a week after him. He kept telling himself there was nothing […]