A Boy Called Wild
The Boy Slips Out of Himself
The Boy walks away from his family, closes his bedroom door and listens at the keyhole: a story of the secret, forbidden half-dark where he slips out of himself. The Boy cycle
The Scalding Porridge Remedy for Alleged Sibling Rivalry
A breakfast-table scene from the Boy's early childhood: a pot of piping-hot porridge, three small children, and a first reckoning with justice. The Boy cycle
Of Grey Eyes Staring Black Holes Into the Wall
A scene from the Boy's childhood: the warmth of bedtime and being read to, and the grey eyes that stare black holes into the wall, slipping out of the shared world into an inner one. The Boy cycle
The Right Time for Coffee But Not for the Boy
'I don't have to make you packed lunches to love you,' says the Mother. A story of a boy who learns to fend for himself, and of love measured out. The Boy cycle
The Soul Phone Won’t Stop Ringing
The Boy paces a hallway that will not let him arrive, between the bedrooms of his family, as the soul's phone rings and rings with news of death. The Boy cycle
The Boy Jumps Ship
The Boy has been at sea all his life without knowing it. The day he wakes on the deck and sees the ship for the first time, he jumps. The Boy cycle
The Father and the Mother Make a Cage for the Boy
The Boy's parents — erratic Mothers, clockwork Fathers — build a cage around him: a story of the labels and expectations that quietly enclose a child. The Boy cycleOther stories
The Lifer
Short Story About the Awakening to an Imprisonment Story