Sticky Beak
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The Skinny
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...life in small Northern towns, working for assholes, boys who refuse to become men, synthetic personalities, anorexic models and their link to emotional scarring, bad marijuana trips, crazies on BC Transit, beer, piece of shit cars, living out of a suitcase paycheck to paycheck, unrequited love, Seinfeld, minimum-wage jobs, broken New Year�s resolutions, and over-limit Visa accounts.
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Caleb's Wisdom "Why am I so skinny?" Caleb asked as he pulled at the naked skin stretched over his visible ribs. "I eat and I eat and I eat, but I never get any bigger! It's weird," he said, shrugging and throwing his arms up in the air to signify his defeat. "Aunt Holly... would you rather be Fat? or Skinny?" "Skinny," I replied, without hesitation. "Why?" "Well, I guess because people tend to like skinny people better than they do fat people," I answered, honestly. Caleb skrewed up his face, "Huh. Well I like you, Aunt Holly..." |