I’m three years old and the ground begins to shake. The earth roars to life and sends us hurrying into the house. My brother and I were outside, along with our neighbor. I remember the willow tree branches waving wildly, … Continue reading
“Are we all God’s children?” “Of course, dear.” “Doesn’t feel like it.” “Of course it doesn’t.” “What’s that supposed to mean?” “When someone says ‘I love you,’ what comes next? Hmm? Do they give you a cookie? A new scarf?” … Continue reading
bouncebounce. bounce-bounce. bounce, bounce. bounce; bounce. bounce. bounce. bounce…bounce. bounce……bounce. bounce………bounce. bounce…………bounce. bounce… …bounce… ……bounce…… ……bounce……… ——————————————————————- Have you ever scared yourself on accident? Did you trip down your stairs or drop something and it made a big CRASHBANGSMASHBOOM sound? … Continue reading
Teresa shifted in her seat. The teacher droned and Teresa dreamt of animals pitching battles in the sky. Have you ever stopped to consider how nice animals are when they’re made out of clouds? They’re always turtles, dogs, cats, giraffes … Continue reading
A note from the Editor: Herein lie “The Totally Truthful Tales of Teresa Trampoline.” Yes, it’s a stupid name. No, I didn’t make it up. Teresa did. No, I didn’t meet her. No, I’m not just blaming her because I … Continue reading
“It would take another Earthling to explain it to you. Earthlings are the great explainers, explaining why this event is structured as it is, telling how other events may be achieved or avoided. I am a Tralfamadorian, seeing all time … Continue reading
I took these notes over a month ago, and I try to never lie. Sometimes I omit for the sake of avoiding uncomfortable situations (questions like “Why was I in your dream? Isn’t that a little weird?”), sometimes I omit … Continue reading
I find dreams stuff fascinating because I think my mind still considers everything to be happening at once. What a fascinating concept. At the end of all of everything, I would be greatly disappointed to learn time is like a … Continue reading