"Dude I'm freaking the fuck out."

"Chill, man--"

"Your wife isn't the one who's missing!"

I don't even have a wife, Aaron thought. "Yeah yeah. Man. But it's been what. Few days now? She'll turn up."

"You keep repeating these affirming words. But they're not based on any evidence."

"Come on. I got evidence! You...

When he went to sell his blood they told him his blood was bad.

"You got dirty  blood ."

The lady tilted her head down, peered her eyes over her reading glasses. Her hair was curly. Reminded him of grandma. Not his real grandma. He never knew her. Never knew a single...

After Jimmy passed out Dick opened his laptop and checked  Facebook . Alice had posted photos from the ski resort.

There were also photos posted by Casey. He was at some show tonight. Posing with the band. He was "in" over there in  Westcity . The respected musicians and venue managers...

blue was the color of his blood before they pumped it out of his veins.

red was the color of his blood before they put it through the centrifuge .

yellow was the color of the liquid that remained after they returned his red blood cells.

49 dollars was the amount...

A lot of the people I listen to at the shelter sell plasma . For a good portion of them the cash they make from plasma is their only source of income. I'll see them invite others to come with them, because as Todd told me, "they get bonuses for...