Interference

by Brad Parks

seeing Fibonacci sequences every time he cut an onion.

I know there is something bigger than me out there, something I feel when I stand on top of a mountain, or gaze up at the stars, or look into my child’s eyes,

Didn’t they realize what a gift marriage was? And how easily that gift could be taken away? Sure, there could be rough times. But you were supposed to put the work in. There was a reason why no wedding officiant ever said, “Do you promise to love each other only as long as it’s easy?”

We’re going to do belly breaths, just like Mom used to make us do.

The moment Facebook views had dollar figures attached to them, he would start taking them seriously. Otherwise, he didn’t understand the fascination. If people needed attention so badly, why didn’t they just get a dog?

Only two kinds of people denied absolutely everything: Hardened criminals, who had already learned that everything they said to law enforcement would be used against them. Or the truly innocent. Which sometimes made it very difficult to distinguish one from the other.

“I’ve never been a huge fan of government conspiracies. Have you ever worked with the government? Individually, there can be some good people. But collectively, they can barely get out of their own way. I don’t see where they’re smart enough to carry off some grand conspiracy.”

Sleep deprivation. It was like being simultaneously drunk and hungover.