Ankle Snatcher

by Grady Hendrix

“Is that some alpha-male move?” she asked around her straw. “Extended eye contact to assert dominance?” “I saw it on the Discovery Channel,” I said. “Did it work? Do you feel like prey?”

They live in our closets and under our beds, and after dark they come out when we break the rules. We’re serving time for the boogeymen’s crimes.”