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Index
Publisher's Note
Dedication
Acknowledgments
In the Narrow Pewter Space
Have Faith
Case in Point
Why, Then
As I Wind Up
A Tribute
I’m Not Quite
As Is Usual
The Defiance
Hi-Ho-the-Merry-O
The Weight of His Sigh
Which Would Be
Fucking Great
He Tries Another Tack
For a Counselor
It’s a Total Lie
Doesn’t Matter
First Things First
Guess I’m Eating Solo
Okay, I Know
A Sudden Uncomfortable Tug
Great
The Tips of My Ears
Toward the End
And So Does
Sheep
I’d Try the Ol’
Maintain, Matt, Maintain
Dismissed
Didn’t Realize
If I Wanted
Now Come Catcalls
Both Girls Sputter
But My Lips Are Sealed
Best of All
Hasn’t Stopped Me Yet
Where It Becomes Clear
They’re at the Table
Words Like
My Eyes Stop There
I Turn Away
I Kick Off My Shoes
Beyond the Door
But Always
That Day
My First Reaction
Aliens Mated with Monkeys?
Luke Agreed
Stench-Free
She Takes a Deep Drag
Those Six Words
Eight Thousand
Freak Lives In
She Follows Me
True Enough
Well, Luke, Plus
Speaking of Kicking Ass
She Takes My Hand
We Are Quiet
Enough!
There’s a Lot More
I Want to Deny It
If There’s Anything Worse
Well, Not Quite Alone
I Trudge to My Room
It Would Be Nice
That’s Assuming
But What I Remember Most
Once It Got Dark
It Sure Freaked Us Out Then
No One Laughed
So Much
No Such Luck
I Almost Quit Reading There
Two Cups
They Say a Solid Offense
We Settle on Both
Except
I Should Drop It
We’ve Been Going Out
I Half Expect a Tirade
Loving This Girl
In Addition
From Satan to Christ
Kind Of?
No Escape
Acting Like a Man Is Overrated
She Walks Two Steps
Infuriating!
The Person
I Give Hayden’s Temperature
Buzzed but Anxious
I Crash Late
No! Please, No!
She Leaves the Sentence Unfinished
Clatter and Cursing
Bam!
His Last Sentiment
His Grip Loosens
I Have No Idea
It’s Over
So Much for Her Smile
This Time
Can’t Sit Around Here
It Started
Dad’s Motive
Sunday on a Holiday Weekend
I Use Two
Four O’Clock
She Crosses the Street
We Are a Half Block Away
If She Gushed Any More
And, Worse
Too Much
Valid Question
I Spend the Next Thirty-Six Hours
Arm Still Firmly Wrapped
Don’t Look at Her
My Therapist’s Lair
At 4:16
Martha Reminds Me
Cathartic?
See, This Is Why I Hate Therapy
What List?
Tongue Slips
I’m Panting Anxiety
The Soft Chime
Beyond the Inner Sanctum Door
Decent Session
I Almost Call Martha Myself
What Would Martha Say?
Which, to a Point
Sage Advice
I Purposely Miss
He Claimed
Dad Refused
I Get to the Game
The Varsity Game
For the Moment
Booze
The Slur Factor
That Was His Fortress
I Watch Him Now
Apparently Not
Outside
Seriously Stung
Want? Wait
Oh Man
I Drive Home
I Walk Through the Door
Marginally Satisfied
Forgive
By Friday
Zero Communication
Now, That Was Communication
Skipping Tonight’s Game
I Spend Most of the Afternoon
The Guilt
Too Late to Worry
I Expect Her to Say
And Just in Case
Alexa and I Kiss Again
I’ve Only Been With
Heart Shattering
Am I Confused?
I Am Pulled from Sleep
Uncharacteristically
It’s the Best Shower
Dad’s Still Asleep
Dad and I Rarely Talk
We Both Sip Our Coffee
Makes Sense
He Doesn’t Respond Immediately
Blame
One Last Thing
Easier
I Can’t Remember
My Personal Corner of the World
Hold On
It’s Strange
What Have I Got to Lose?
As I See It
The Door Slams
But How Far Is Too Far?
Fifty-Nine Minutes Later
I Hope She Answers
No Way Around
I Don’t See Hayden’s Temper Often
Hayden Sniffles
She’s Trading Me In
Insane
Unconvinced
Not Exactly a Lie
This Kiss
Sunday Morning
Holy Hell
I Retreat
Only Fitting, Then
Okay, What Now?
No! No! No!
Oh, Why Not?
I Could Share Those Things
Her Forthrightness
She Sucks in a Serious Breath
Killed?
The Sun Showers
A Sudden Outburst
As If to Prove My Point
He Slaps Away
The Dogs Grin, Exposing Fangs
Today, However
The Invitation
The Joke Falls a Little Flat
His Answer
On That Semi-Creepy Note
Before We Hit the Road
Alexa’s Stuff
I Shower Off
Nightmares
Despite the Prozac
He Made Me Promise
School Was Almost Out
I Shake Off
Judah the Great and Powerful
Arbitrarily
The Female-to-Male Ratio
I Sit Listening
That Quiets Him
There’s a Big Addendum
The Bell Rings
I Leave Her
I Fake My Way
Tonight, It’s My Own Bed
The Harder I Reach
I Turn on My Right Side
As the Meds Kick In
Plunging Toward Sleep
Me, Dismissing
I Ascend
I Think It Over
She Chooses the Latter
The Trail
Her Response
Quick! Damage Control
Hayden Melts
I Step Away
Nothing But the Truth
Traitor
We Hit Our Reservation
I Might Back Off
I Catch Her
Whoa
Our Hands Unlace
And So Does She
I Break Out
Intentional Strikes
Now She Is Sobbing
I Disconnect
Everyone Has a Breaking Point
Dad Coaxes Me
Sounds Like a Great Reason
I Arrive Home First
But What?
One More Pill
A Crash of Cymbals
It’s Dark
I Tell Him to Hang On
Three Hours Till Dawn
Somehow I Avoided
The Sky Pales
I Consider Where
Even to Me
My Omelette Arrives
I Arrive at the Range
The Two Go Off
I Guess I’m All Right
He’s So Rational
The Glock
I Trade Him
At Least, Until
Everyone Has Vacated
In Simultaneous Measure
I Decline
No Groceries
She Asks
It’s a Bittersweet Ending
It’s the Most We Say
I Do Keep
And So We Arrive
So, Yeah
Scary, and Anyway
By Saturday
Can’t Stay Here
Turns Out
File That Under
It’s Been Almost a Week
It’s Close to Six
Adrenaline
Apparently
My Good Day
She Opens Her Mouth
About the Time
Tension Bleeds
Slipping into Sleep
The Alarm
On the Way Over
It’s a Slow Afternoon
Pop?
When I Get Home
Dad Tells Me to Stop
Monday Morning
I Know That
DeLucca, Raging Jerk
I Catch Her at Lunch
Good Luck with That
She Gets the Last Word
He Says
In American Culture
Let the Discussion Begin
After School
That’s It?
I Haven’t Managed It
I Lock Myself In
Finally, I Type
When I Finish
It’s a Two Pills to Sleep
When I Turn In
As She Reads
Gasps and Whistles
When Class Breaks Up
The Dude Is Relentless
Alexa Catches Up
Something She Needs to Tell Me?
She Tells Me
I Reach Across
We Spend the Next Week
Alexa and I Do Try
We Arrive at Eight
Strange
Holly Winds Up
I Love You
The Next Morning
He Leaves Me
The Parental Element
Mom Has Come
As I Help Load
She Actually Winks
I Promise
Getting Ready for Bed
By Thursday
Somewhere in the House
Someone Knocks
Not Serious
Lorelei
Him
She Chews on That
The Buzz Intensifies
Dislike Swells
Dad Meets Us
I Follow Them
Waiting Sucks
Three Hours In
I Nudge
Before I Go on Home
Priorities
I’m Almost Surprised
When We Get to the House
Adrift
A Strange Slant of Light
I Decline the Eggs
As We Pass
Too Bad It Takes
In the Short Span of Time
She Did
When She’s Gone
All That Talking
The Whisper of a Skirt
There’s Nobody Home
We Talk
In True OCD Fashion
An Intelligent Person
He’s Wearing a Vest
Where Am I?
At Least, I Don’t Think
Time Has No Meaning
And I Ascend
Stunned
After
But Maybe Normal Is Overrated
Best of All
Near As I Can Tell
I’ve Thought and Thought
Author’s Note
Copyright
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