Just Stay Away

by Tony Wirt

Courtney was offered a job up in Rochester and their family made the move from Iowa City.

I know these places.

He’d set a goal of 1,500 words every morning—a goal that was still reachable if he kept going without worrying about everything going on around him.

Very realistic.

Sometimes all kids needed was someone to spend a little time with them, especially when nobody else in their lives would. The thought jarred loose a memory Craig had buried long ago, but he pushed it aside and headed up to check on his daughter.

Shake it like an Etch A Sketch and erase the lines that had been cut from existence.

interesting

The anticipation of an interruption was as bad as the interruption itself.

Absolutely The worst thing is what we expect, but that rarely ever happens.