Hey, check it out! I have a short story up in LitnImage. It’s called Flatten, Poke, and Blow. Excerpt:

Judith’s parents’ barn is full of wooden spools. There are dozens of them wound with rope as thick as tree branches. Being in the barn is like being inside a giant sewing kit.

Our moms told us to play out here because it is Judith’s birthday and they’re setting up for the party. I know Judith from Sunday school. Every week after church, our parents take us to brunch at Adele’s diner, where they put paper umbrellas in our Cokes. Judith and Julie, our parents always say. Judith and Julie.

“My boyfriend is this one,” Judith says.

Read the rest here.

2 thoughts on “Short Story: Flatten, Poke, and Blow

  1. DENNIS

    WHAT A VIVID,IMAGINATIVE, EXPLORATION INTO A CHILD’S SEARCH FOR ADVENTURE, AND FRIENDSHIP. TOOK ME BACK TO WHEN I PLAYED IN MY COUSINS BARN.

  2. Joy

    Thanks Dennis! I’m glad you liked it.

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