Fading upside-down at the bottom-back of the last yellow page of the steno pad I grab on my way to the couch to write my version of the 75 words the Buckaroo has mandated this time — not more, not less, but do title words count? — I find the name Steve Jones, followed by his Mililani mailing address, e-mailed now years ago by the aggrieved Buckaroo himself, his classmate, my student, our friend.
Prompt: First Year a da Rat Writing Contest Prompt for January 2021