Grandpa and the Petrified Oysters
March 27, 2018[…] money, then quietly bought up their leases. A year or two after Grandpa lost his claim, the Black Drake oil well gushed up under that area and, with the accompanying fire, lit the midnight […]
[…] money, then quietly bought up their leases. A year or two after Grandpa lost his claim, the Black Drake oil well gushed up under that area and, with the accompanying fire, lit the midnight […]
[…] them. In the wedding picture my father had small ears like mine and my dark-brown eyes, almost black. His hair was the same light blond. Another picture showed him in an army uniform, wearing […]
[…] my face in defiance to the Giant, a hopeful white stone slung from among downturned heads and black umbrellas. I smile to see the strained seams of heaven’s blanket finally ripping under the weight […]
[…] He was smooth, beautiful, all shining gold—darker gold on top and lighter gold underneath. The gold had black, orange, and red spots in perfect symmetrical and proportioned patterns. He was a joy to look […]
[…] she drank an instant breakfast, dressed in her tan capris, and wrapped herself in the navy, nearly black sweater her husband had given her once upon a time. The children should start rodeo camp today, […]
[…] will start in roughly fifteen minutes. Art Deco torches conceal the light bulbs that illuminate the matte black walls, the red velvet curtain, the matching chairs, and the ceiling with its gold-painted wood work. […]
[…] his cell phone and scrolled to the photo of the woman’s foot. It was clad in a black Mary Jane shoe of sorts with a tiny buckle over the top. The parking lot pavement […]
[…] small polished stone out of his pocket and held it out to show me. It was spotted black and white and gray like granite with a black vein through the middle. “Pretty,” I said. […]
[…] to get me out from underfoot. As we walked along the hard-packed red dirt that edged the blacktop, I noticed that my father was quieter than usual. Normally he’d be using this walk as […]
[…] didn’t want it. Soon, Reed and I stopped eating meat and dairy. We refused to wear our black leather church shoes, refused to wear any brand that exploited its workers in third-world sweat shops. […]