Other Writing
Photo copyright J.D. Merryweather
STUPID GIRL
A short story that originally appeared in Story magazine and the Pushcart Prize anthology.
No one ever dies at Disneyland, at least that's what she'd heard, so even though it was obvious the old dude's heart was history – when the ride ended he was sagging in his safety harness like he weighed a thousand pounds, his eyes rolled back to the milky whites – paramedics loaded his body onto a stretcher, clipped an oxygen mask to his face, and whisked him safely off park property. Where, she supposed, Disney authorities would finally release his soul and allow the emergency room attendant at Anaheim Memorial to check him out.
A short story that originally appeared in Story magazine and the Pushcart Prize anthology.
Find Berney on Facebook:
