Besides the hum of the air conditioner and the murmur of the rain and the sound of the TV there’s the constant noise in my head, a continuous commotion of charged thoughts unraveling mixed feelings and knotted memories, each a clump of snarled hair worked aggressively with a fine-toothed comb.

Bob Thurber is the author of six books. Regarded as a master of Flash and Micro Fiction, his work has appeared in Esquire and other magazines, been anthologized 60 times, received a long list of awards, and been utilized in schools and colleges throughout the world. He resides in Massachusetts. Visit his website at BobThurber.net.