Stick to the Plan_It’s Alright, We’ll Wait_Boxed_Whatever Happened to Joey "Yank" Yankovic
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Stick to the Plan
I dunno if I should be telling you all this. Ma warned me if I go blabbing to folks like you, then others in these parts may say I've lost my marbles or some-such-thing. “Remember what happened to Billy Sanders,” she had said, then whispered, “God hates a sinner.” I promised to keep my mouth shut, and I did, but when I was awoken this morning from a fitful sleep by a flock of loud, squawking cockatoos perched outside my window, I knew I needed to reveal all. I’ll be quick. The doctor, the one with the crew cut and clipboard, will make his rounds soon and who knows what may happen then. So here...
It’s Alright, We’ll Wait
“It’s mine, and you can’t have it!” Isidora’s father said. “Mr. Savas, I’m not asking for myself, I’m asking for your daughter.”Savas pushed himself up in bed and motioned me to come closer. The bodyguards moved in as well in some silly pretense of earning their money. Savas placed a hand on my shoulder. “You’re looking for an in, aren’t you?”“Mr. Savas?”“You drip poison in her ear, don’t you Mr. Weasel?”“Wilson. Mr. Wilson. If you behave you can call me Ben.”Savas tied to reach me to slap me, but one of his bodyguards got between us. It was Nomi, the heavier of the apes, who motioned me ba...
Boxed
Doran was a latchkey kid before it became popular, walking alone to and from school as though danger didn’t follow her everywhere. An only child, she grew accustomed to herself quickly. By the age of seven, many of her summer afternoons were spent twirwww.onedoor.ccling in circles until her brain became muddled with thoughts of her existence and who she truly was underneath her skin and bones. The dizzying thoughts she felt separate from her tiny body were a relief from feeling lonely. Always wanting to connect with what was inside, Doran embraced uncomfortable emotions, wondering if her soul was reaching...
Whatever Happened to Joey "Yank" Yankovich
It’s 2005 and the Houston Astros, with their rising star homerun hitter Carlos Beltran will finally be playing in their first World Series; back in 1969, they were called the Colt .45’s and they sat at home and watched on TV while their 1962 counterparts in the expansion of National League Baseball – “The Amazin’ New York Mets” – became World Series Champions…I knew the Mets were going to do what they did back then, and I predicted it. I woul have nothing really better to do with my life, because I was no longer a real baseball player...I had become a “Mets’ Man” in June of 1968 when the team ...