ByMelissa Breazile

Melissa Breazile lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Her writing has appeared in The Hairpin, The Lincoln Underground, and LIT Undressed.

  1. Saturday night. I'm hanging out with my parents at a bland suburban bar. They are in Omaha for the night, having temporarily fled their small town due to its chronic microbrew shortage. I have joined them partly because I have nothing else to do, and partly because I truly enjoy their company. Also, they buy me beer. I could tell when I arrived that my dad was spoiling for an argument. He and Teresa, my…

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