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Fatherly Advice

Fatherly Advice

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


"It's a product of getting old," he said as he stretched his arm out. "Things start to hurt for no reason." He looked at his son and said, "Once you r..
Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


Carl was deaf. The fire alarm in his house made no sound; a light would power on to tell him when there was danger. He thought about how if he was sle..
Tree Dog Gnaw

Tree Dog Gnaw

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


"When did we decide we smoked in the house?""We never talked about it.""Exactly. So why are you doing it?""I was never told I couldn't."
Father's Day

Father's Day

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


"Dad's dead. I'm sorry," my brother's voice turned into a whisper. "Dad's dead. He's f****n' dead." He said the word so many times he could have been ..
Grandiose

Grandiose

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


He imagined if he was going to be depressed it would be more interesting. He just laid on the couch eating cereal and watching episodes of The Honeymo..
Shopping

Shopping

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


He talked about how he would go into the store with a pocket full of coupons. How he couldn't leave until he had used them all. A shopping cart full o..
Child Racism

Child Racism

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


Chang was the new kid at school that his mother made him invite over. Devin didn'ttrust him at all. He couldn't quite place his finger on it, but he k..
These Eyes

These Eyes

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


My eyes were bloodshot going on a week. They felt heavy and they burned; like someone was putting out cigarettes on the back of them. I was scared at ..
Laundry

Laundry

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


I would sit Indian-style on the ground as my mother pulled the clothes out of the dryer. She would ask me about my day despite the fact I wasn't yet o..
Complications

Complications

A Chapter by DavidRyanM


The Elmer's glue she applied to the blue piece of paper looked like God placing a cloud in the sky. It looked like that day you told me you loved me. ..