Day 14

Dedication

Me and Ethan, we’re in love. Ever since we met in 8th grade, I knew he was for me. We’re saving ourselves for marriage. It’s our special gift to each other.

We get urges; we are human after all. So we try to satisfy each other in ways that don’t involve…

Day 13

Persuasion

Let me tell you about a revolutionary new way to clean your home!

(Just give me a few minutes of your time, and I’ll leave, pal.)

The Robo-Vacumatic is an all-in-one cleaning machine! Vacuum, duster, carpet cleaner, wet vac…

Day 12

Potential

He was the floor tile at a supermarket, the music in the elevator, the steady hum of fluorescent lights. Ignored and unremarkable. Every time he went unnoticed, his spirit diminished a little more. That was before the experiments began.

Day 11

Loyalty

I received the letter about six weeks after my husband’s funeral. It was signed, “Love, Your Marshmallow.” It was the same thing he called me when we were dating. She clearly didn’t know that her “Teddy Bear” was pushing daisies.

Day 10

Vision

The woman in the lab coat placed special equipment over my eyes. A video began playing. Clips of the same man in different scenarios. One clip showed him making jokes during a wedding toast. Another showed him carving wood. The last clip was him with a gun in his mouth. He was…

Day 9

Deservedness

People thought the end of the world would happen overnight. It was actually a series of preventable events — like the election of President Trump in 2016, the collapse of the Dollar in 2023, and the famine of 2036 — that led to the end of modern civilization. But in all reality…

Day 8

Physics

The typical person reaches terminal velocity in about 12 seconds during freefall. During that time, he will have traveled about five football fields. Or more accurately, I will have traveled five football fields.

Day 7

The surgeon fixes a mask to my face and instructs me to count backwards from ten.

Ten

For some reason, the image of my friends and me skateboarding at the park comes to mind. I’m reminded of how effortless skating came to me. To be ten again.

Day 6

Rituals

I’m no medium, but I’ve encountered a few ghosts in my day. They’re always looking for something. Some are looking for love, some for companionship, and others just want somebody to screw. I’ve got proof. My very own dating mausoleum.

Day 5

Friendship

Ugh, Lauren is, like, always coming to me with these melodramatic questions, like I know the answer.

“Is Jake cheating on me?”

“Do you think Jake loves me?”