by Suzuran The stranger rolled into town like so much tumbleweed in the middle of a Thursday afternoon. I was behind the bar when he walked into my saloon, all in a thud of heels and a jingle of spurs, and as he pushed through the doors, the hinges squealed like a skewered pig, and […]
Tag Archives: Suzuran
22
Feb
FREE YARN
by Suzuran The Kijiji ad Sonny posted was as simple as it got. Just a title (“FREE YARN”), a couple of photos (only slightly blurry, too, he was proud of that), and a single sentence reading, “please help me get this yarn out of my garage.” Below that, he put his phone number (double, triple, […]
28
Dec
Something Old, Something New
by Suzuran Any minute now, Tabby thought to himself, the regret was going to kick in. He was a little surprised it hadn’t happened yet, but hey — weddings were chaotic at the best of times, and Tabby thrived on chaos. He’d been keeping busy enough, running errands and interference (and his mouth, as needed), […]
25
Aug
Eleven, Twelve
by Suzuran illustrated by Pastel Kay never gets tired of the rain. From her place by the stove, she can watch the misty raindrops congeal on the northeastern window and tiptoe down into the wide, square mouth of the raincatcher. The drizzle is light enough that it doesn’t make much sound as it runs down […]
28
Apr
Make it Last
by Suzuran another round of Make It Worse Jamie was still fast asleep when the doorbell rang. Waking up was usually a slow process when the kids were away. Jamie liked to enjoy the quiet, when there was any, and usually, without Zack and Alex making any early-morning mayhem, there was plenty of quiet — […]
29
Oct
Mother’s Daughter
by Suzuran illustrated by Лусхүү (Luskhuu) It felt like falling, at first. It felt like a sudden shift in angle, and gravity pulling him down, but there was no ground for him to hit, nothing to break the fall. It felt like an inexorable sinking, like some endless elevator, and then, just as suddenly, he […]
27
Aug
Make It Worse
by Suzuran illustrated by melanofly camalam [22:43:46] hey daddy u up JamieMcKenzie [22:55:28] I’ve asked you not to call me that. camalam [22:55:52] right, right, sorry. lemme try again good evening, mr. mckenzie. i hope your night has been pleasant u up JamieMcKenzie [22:59:01] You’re such a brat. camalam [23:02:40] and yet you trust me […]
