Sarah Jean Alexander

Donna’s Coffee Shop, 800 N. Charles Street, Mount Vernon.

I was in Boston last month. My parents run marathons. A friend from high school killed himself and I am having conversations with people who are 3,000 miles away.

Why does my mouth do that weird thing when I talk

Punch something that can’t feel pain and something that also won’t hurt your hand, something like your bed pillow, or a tall dandelion that is still connected to the earth.