chainsaws
I hear the anger behind their words more than the words themselves. It's a smug, desperate, vindictive anger that rips through their speech.
clustering
Men in black coats gather at a bus shelter by an abandoned lot. Rain dribbles off their hats.
ferociously
Rounds of Monopoly Deal, with groans, squeals, and eyes narrowed over fanned cards.
furtively
Tables pushed together in a U-formation soon bear a load of beer, soda, and nachos with melted cheese. Between the chairs, a cockroach creeps, tasting possibilities.
innocently
When he finds out I'm Jewish, he asks why people hate Jews. The Jews are in danger, he says. He's a third grader who has never, to his knowledge, met a Jew before.
tide
Returning from a weekend away to an ocean of laundry.
transcendently
As an adult, she finds coloring books relaxing. Some of the pages she's working on show mythic creatures. Using colored pencils, she makes a phoenix shimmer with fire.
