I fall through a hole in the page to a savannah where flea-sized giraffes roam. Adele announces, “Spaghetti’s ready.” Stomach rumbling, Adele grumbling, I return, giraffe in tow, sew the page closed. Table’s unstable. Nothing a matchbook can’t solve. I rise. Spaghetti steam drifts towards a hole in the ceiling.

Guy is the author of Translated From The Original, one-inch punch fiction (Nomadic Press), and five other collections. He’s hooked on cats, coffee, & Cocoa Krispies, but can quit anytime.