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“Did I just do it again?
Accidentally write something insulting?
Or maybe it was accidentally
on purpose.
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW, SUCKERS.”
― House Arrest
Accidentally write something insulting?
Or maybe it was accidentally
on purpose.
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW, SUCKERS.”
― House Arrest
“Subglottic stenosis.
That’s what Levi has.
I know you know what that means,
it is like taping your nostrils shut
and trying to breathe through a tiny coffee straw
glued to your lips.”
― House Arrest
That’s what Levi has.
I know you know what that means,
it is like taping your nostrils shut
and trying to breathe through a tiny coffee straw
glued to your lips.”
― House Arrest
“This little booger.
He will sign milk and more and please.
He will sign Mama and music.
He will sign hot and cold.
He will sign hurt.
He will sign dog when I need a haircut.
But he will not sign brother.
He just won’t do it.”
― House Arrest
He will sign milk and more and please.
He will sign Mama and music.
He will sign hot and cold.
He will sign hurt.
He will sign dog when I need a haircut.
But he will not sign brother.
He just won’t do it.”
― House Arrest
“My dad reached over and scuffed my hair. “It’s not guilt,” he said, “it’s regret. They aren’t quite the same.” He took another sip of wine and went back into the house, leaving me and Robert Frost on the porch. He moved out three months later.”
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“You know when you print pictures
and they come matte or shiny?
Shiny is . . . shiny.
But matte is a little more dull, the colors kind of muted.
Levi is matte today.
His face is darker, blurrier.
I wish Mom wasn’t at work.
He’s scaring me. Four stoplights.
Why is it taking this long?
It shouldn’t take this long.
Where is the ambulance?
Where where where where where
where where where where where oh my god
levi
wake up
levi
wake up
levi
wake up Please forgive me.
It’s the only thing I can think to do. WEEK 51 I didn’t care about the cars,
I didn’t even think about them.
Have you ever seen a blue baby?
If you have then you know
you can’t see anything else
only that awful color
spreading through his face
settling in his lips.
I was holding him so close.
Running,
just running
down the sidewalk
hoping to meet the ambulance
but it still wasn’t there
and suddenly José’s house was there
and the turtle car was there
and I know the keys are always under the visor
and so I took it
even though it was probably going to catch on fire
even though I’ve never driven one inch in my life
I took it.
I stole it.
I stole that turtle car. Did you say five, James?
I hit five cars?
Well, I was really distracted. Five counts of leaving the scene of an accident.
Five counts of vehicular negligence.
One count of driving without a license.
One count of driving underage.
One count of grand theft auto.
One probation: violated.
I’m reading the charges
while I wait for the judge.
These khaki scrubs scratching me,
these white slippers not fitting right.
They left one thing off this sheet:
one count of saving Levi’s life.”
― House Arrest
and they come matte or shiny?
Shiny is . . . shiny.
But matte is a little more dull, the colors kind of muted.
Levi is matte today.
His face is darker, blurrier.
I wish Mom wasn’t at work.
He’s scaring me. Four stoplights.
Why is it taking this long?
It shouldn’t take this long.
Where is the ambulance?
Where where where where where
where where where where where oh my god
levi
wake up
levi
wake up
levi
wake up Please forgive me.
It’s the only thing I can think to do. WEEK 51 I didn’t care about the cars,
I didn’t even think about them.
Have you ever seen a blue baby?
If you have then you know
you can’t see anything else
only that awful color
spreading through his face
settling in his lips.
I was holding him so close.
Running,
just running
down the sidewalk
hoping to meet the ambulance
but it still wasn’t there
and suddenly José’s house was there
and the turtle car was there
and I know the keys are always under the visor
and so I took it
even though it was probably going to catch on fire
even though I’ve never driven one inch in my life
I took it.
I stole it.
I stole that turtle car. Did you say five, James?
I hit five cars?
Well, I was really distracted. Five counts of leaving the scene of an accident.
Five counts of vehicular negligence.
One count of driving without a license.
One count of driving underage.
One count of grand theft auto.
One probation: violated.
I’m reading the charges
while I wait for the judge.
These khaki scrubs scratching me,
these white slippers not fitting right.
They left one thing off this sheet:
one count of saving Levi’s life.”
― House Arrest
Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
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