I was standing in front of the school, getting the occasional side eye from kids as I waited where parents drove up cars to pick up their… [See More on Patreon]
False Start
Patreon: Loss of Down – Chapter 43
I had a long time to think on the bus ride home. I’d made my apologies and refocused on what was important at school, but there were still things I needed… [See More on Patreon]
Patreon: Loss of Down – Chapter 42
Saturday afternoon, I started catching up on the yard work. It was still minimal because all I could do was sit on my butt in one spot and weed, but I managed to get most of Mom’s flower garden fixed. I’d been mostly keeping up with it after she stopped work on it last year, […]
Patreon: Loss of Down – Chapter 41
I got to school early Thursday morning before most of the buses arrived. While it wasn’t unusual for me to be at school this early, or even earlier, normally I just stayed out on the… [See More on Patreon]
Patreon: Loss of Down – Chapter 40
We drove in silence for the first five minutes. Dad kept both hands on the wheel, his jaw set and eyes fixed on the road ahead. I sat in the passenger seat with my arms crossed, still feeling the edges of the alcohol even though most of it had worn off. My head ached, but […]
Patreon: Loss of Down – Chapter 39
I at least got some good news at my doctor’s visit Monday afternoon when he checked me over and said there was enough improvement to ditch the crutches. My back still ached when I moved wrong, and I was supposed to take it easy, but at least I could walk on my… [See More on […]