If I could only figure out if we're in austerity or growth, boom years or lean times. . .
. . . regardless, the birds are chirping outside at 7 a.m.
What are they saying?
"Hey, Teach, quit yapping and grade some more papers, why don't you?"
In a world where even the poor and on the go are no longer reaching past the dollar menu for the supersized fries, it's hard to believe business is as booming as the latest jobs figures suggest.
Did I mention that a gallon of milk is $3.97 at Wal-Mart in South Carolina?
A gallon of gas, we'll talk about another day.
Alex Kudera’s award-winning novel, Fight for Your Long Day (Atticus Books), was drafted in a walk-in closet during a summer in Seoul, South Korea. Auggie’s Revenge (Beating Windward Press) is his second novel. His numerous short stories include “Frade Killed Ellen” (Dutch Kills Press), “Bombing from Above” (Heavy Feather Review), and “A Thanksgiving” (Eclectica Magazine).
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