I Hate My Glasses
Glasses, you can’t live with them, can’t live without them
In 7th grade, on a particularly warm day in Wisconsin, I was walking to school with a friend. The world looked watery, as if everything …
Insight
When you put on the wrong glasses, you see confusion. Until now an abstract noun, in this blur it is clear. Remove the offending lenses …
Better Up than Down the Staircase Pt. II
I make it about halfway down the first flight. I’m embarrassed, without the confidence to continue. Suddenly, one woman loudly exhales and whispers up the …
Better Up than Down the Staircase Pt. I
“Please go on without me. I’ll see you down in front,” I tell my companions even though I don’t know how I’m going to safely …
The First Pair
Looking for your glasses, I have become familiar with the floor of your classroom. Squatting by red and blue shelves, I find Scrabble tiles, mostly …
The Plight for Sight Pt. II
The following day I woke up early before school to give myself extra time for securing the contacts on my eyes. I laid out the …
David King Dunaway
