The little girl shakes her head. “Nope, fifty bucks mister. I need the money for Space Camp!” The stockbroker pause for a minute, because he appreciates a good hustle but clearly this kid is going about it the wrong way. “Look sweetie, I know you’re trying to make money but you...
When Manny had finished, he stretched his arms wide as he nodded his agreement and grimaced through his own quick apology, signing back in sudden bursts and hanging stillness while he found his thoughts, a staccato rhythm at odds with his usual continuous rush or slow deliberation.A loooot,...
“I know . . . ” Johnny grimaces. Truthfully, he can’t imagine why he needed so much space. A two-person apartment? All to himself? He can hardly stand to live there, sometimes. The empty rooms, the surfeit of area. Even worse are the haunted nights, when he feels like a ghost...
I have schizophrenia, when it laughs the left half of my face becomes a big grimace which is oddly the opposite of what it does. It is more like a five year old who cannot stop themselves from smiling and tries to hide the fact they are smiling at something. Also "the voices" might...
Some people, when I mention the word “comics” (as opposed to “Graphic Novels”, which most people still don’t recognize), wrinkle their brow; their mouth grimaces and their head tilts back. A second group of people show little reaction, blank expressions and may grunt out a “huh”...
Do you ever wake-up one day with a perpetual grimace that you can’t seem to shake off? You can just feel the muscles of your face drooping and you wonder if this is going to cause premature wrinkles before you’re even 30. There is a weight to your heart and its pull is str...