The Voice That Spoke Math
They noticed it first in the drive‑thru line.
He pulled up to the speaker at a McDonald’s off
The Laugh That Didn’t Belong
He didn’t laugh at the joke. He laughed at the silence after it.
In the middle of a quiet
The Invisible Itch
The fire started without a burn.
No rash. No hives. No bite marks or blisters.
Just a patch of skin
The Music in Her Head
She woke up to a song that wasn’t playing.
Not on her phone, not on the TV, not in