Kira Jane Buxton is a Seattle-based writer and humorist. She has been published at McSweeney’s, The Huffington Post, The Feminist Wire, Reductress, The Manifest Station and other publications. She is currently working on a humorous mystery series. More can be found at: kirajanebuxton.com.
I am alone. Alone with my small size, my cracking bones, and the guilt that wraps around my spine like a jungle vine. Don’t be hysterical, I repeat to myself.