Author: shailaghlannon

– “Sometimes I’ll be walking around in the grocery store and then I hear THAT ring tone… it makes my heart beat really fast. I feel like I will forever be the CF on duty” – “If you wink at me again, I’m going to make you sleep outside” – “I bet you’re wondering why… Read More

I hate that Harry Potter had to say goodbye in weather like this Squeaky  footsteps raise my heart rate at midnight on a Saturday Her sneakers screamed against the cold wet ground Tonight the lamp-posts give shape to the mist Grass: a mass graveyard for fallen maples Today I learned that Dr. Seuss drew political… Read More

– Bugs that turn into leaves – The turned leaves have fallen, their spotted colors looking like ripe bananas – You can find her doing donuts in the frozen food section – Understanding the breathe in your lungs makes you pour out your praise – I saw a shadow in the puddle. It looked like… Read More

– Oh sixlet Ritz Bit, how did you land here, alone and abandoned? – Limping with a bow and arrow leg – Bananas have colors, too – Communication boards: the central place to staple posters and your leftover pizza – The Minnesota weather radar calls for sundresses and winter coats and sandals and rain boots… Read More

Strands of hair cling to the shower wall, wet and forgotten Techno beats belong at the club, not underneath my favorite song Today I saw a black beetle laying on its back, arms writhing around, scrambling and spinning itself in circles like a 90s music video. How is it possible for a piece of clothing… Read More

I love finding pennies heads up. I don’t know if they actually bring luck, but I’d like to believe they do. Finding pennies is also cool because pennies have stories; maybe a nine-year-old Barack Obama once dropped that penny on the subway, or maybe someone dropped it in the crevice of splitting tar after trying… Read More