departure
Whenever an ambulance arrives at our apartment, it means someone else is dead. One of the old people. Usually over 80. My ears are sensitive to the sound of sirens. I think it’s because of how my parents used to scream at each other. Now that I’m over 30, I usually have a decent control over loud noises. Never sirens. I painted my toes red and blue in middle school once for the fourth of July. Douglas Clark said they reminded him of...