J.M. Brannyk

He coughed again and the woman in front of him turned around again, like clockwork, face pinched but empty. She never said anything, but her eyes said enough. She reminded him of his mother. The lines in J.C. Penney for checking out were overwhelming, wrapping around the clothing areas, over and over – a labyrinth […]

Ed waited eagerly like a dog at the door as he watched the delivery driver struggle with the large package on his driveway, slipping briefly on the ice and cursing. When the man got closer, Ed flung open the door, startling him. “Is that it?” Ed wheezed through the tremor of excitement before correcting himself, […]