THE DAYS THE CARTOONS CREPT OUT THE TV
Elton watches his mother, zonked in her dirty pink dressing gown, a halo of yellow canaries dizzying her head. When the rabbit asks the doctor what’s up, she stirs. Motions him close.
This 100-word micro was awarded second place in the 2024 Micro Madness competition, judged by Christopher Allen, editor-in-chief of SmokeLong Quarterly, and James Norcliffe, acclaimed poet, novelist and short story writer.