Adam DrentinHuge PopYoung-Man LineMillie Bartoff’s eighteenth birthday party was long and hot. Some time toward the end, when the helium had been plundered from all the…Jun 12, 2018Jun 12, 2018
Adam DrentinHuge PopGnatswatterWithin two months of his arrival, Mr. Gomez was the most famous man in town. As Frowlett’s foremost gnatswatter, his services were in…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Adam DrentinHuge PopAnother Prodigal SonBrian’s father bought him a new car on the day he turned nineteen, and on that day, in his elation, Brian decided that when he was a…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Adam DrentinHuge PopSpeech ImpedimentChase thought Roxanne was gorgeous and he loved the way she read the announcements over the school PA system every morning, her voice crisp…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Adam DrentinHuge PopLaundry ChuteIn their new house, when Reggie and Gloria Pollet dropped clothes into the laundry chute, which, contrary to their request, started in the…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Adam DrentinHuge PopThe Knowing NodThe rumors that Jasper wasn’t actually dead got to be so prevalent that four brothers from the Brotherhood of the Knowing Nod eventually…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Adam DrentinHuge PopElephant EarsThe carnival came and went in less than a week in the middle of June. But the elephant ear stand was still parked and open for business at…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Adam DrentinHuge PopStrong SwimmerAs soon as they launched the aluminum canoe from the pier, Roy heard a gurgling sound, looked down, and saw water leaking into the bottom…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Adam DrentinHuge PopMt. CrispusMt. Crispus was not especially big. Nor was it especially picturesque. But it overlooked the city of Dranmoth, jutting proudly into the…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018