The Utility of Donuts, and Friends (coming soon)
this is a bully not an ad
yes hello The Utility of Donuts, and Friends is a book of short stories that I will publish sometime in the near future. until then, we will use this for hype and hoopla. the more hype and hoopla, the more bullied I am into finishing it (it’s basically done but I hate editing)
anyways here are some shotgunned spoiler-free teasers from some of the stories:
A laugh shoots out of the main house onto the lot’s grass. I don't look to see who it is because the main house always gets all the attention and because I can start to smell trash burning and I love the smell of trash burning. It's what I want to put in my pocket and take back home with me so I can show everyone when they ask what my favorite part was.
I am king of NicaRica. NicaRica is not a real country but it is a real place.
He throws his smile before aiming. His heavy teeth wake my hibernating past (a pact in an avocado grove, an arrest over a stolen wiper blade, tequila lava in the desert). I want to follow him underneath the playground to find his pirate ship treasures. With no slides, all that ever happens is he asks if I need a bag for my mint, and I tell him no and thank him for the evidence.
An old bony finger, the streetlamp stretches over the road and points to right here, right now, to the granular asphalt and desert wash gutters. It says this is the spot to be, under this yellow light, in this speakeasy that takes two knocks on the twilight to find.