Amber Sparks writes and works in Washington, DC. Her chapbook, "A Long Dark Sleep: Stories for the Next World," is included in the anthology SHUT UP/LOOK PRETTY, published by Tiny Hardcore Press, and her short story collection, MAY WE SHED THESE HUMAN BODIES, is due out from Curbside Splendor in September. She is also a contributor at the Big Other and Vouched lit blogs. You can find her at www.ambernoellesparks.com or follow her on Twitter @ambernoelle.
I am not a religious person. I usually tell people, if they ask, that I’m a secular humanist, because religion plays no part in my life. And mostly, this is…