My flash “I Give Up” is now available in the second issue of Mumber Mag! I’m grateful to the editor Harry Leeds for his thoughtful comments on this piece, helping to make it less wordy and amplifying the sense of movement and breathlessness with which its overwhelmed speaker addresses the world.
The next crayon hit him right between the eyes. The next two hit the windshield and the car swerved, coming dangerously close to a refrigerator truck. My husband screamed.
In response, the two-year old started screaming.
https://www.mumbermag.me/2020/12/28/i-give-up/
The Mumber Two (OMG that title) is a delightful issue all around, worth reading cover-to-cover!