Miranda and Joe met at middle school in Perkins, Oklahoma. Joe was a lumpy kid, not fat so much as unevenly proportioned. If his father hadn't been Deputy Chief of Police, Joe likely would have been ... [+]
Rolli is the author of Kabungo - a novel about a cavegirl who lives on Main Street. His website is rollistuff.com "The Girl in the Tree" is in Short Circuit #08, Short Édition's quarterly review.
Tracy Jo Freely climbed a tree one day. A plum tree. The big plum tree at the end of Miro Street."When are you coming back down?" her parents asked her an hour later."Never," said Tracy Jo.Her mother and father had more questions, of course. Parents always do. They took turns asking them."What will you do when you're hungry?" asked Tracy Jo's mother."Eat plums," said Tracy Jo, plucking one off the branch as she spoke."What will you do when you're thirsty?" asked her father."Plum juice," his daughter responded, tilting back her head and squeezing the fruit over her open mouth. "Delicious!""What