THERE WAS ONLY EVER ONE JULY 15TH
YEAR 0
12. Grady is making up words with Nicholas to describe God.
11. John is creeping by all around us.
10. Jack is dead.
9. Evelyn is running from gathering clouds.
8. Clyde is floating down the river.
7. Rosie’s petals are laid out in Brad’s secret glen.
6. Brad is inventing counting.
5. Dean is dancing in the atmosphere.
4. Nicholas is praising God.
3. Adam is stalking Evelyn and learning about shame.
2. Matthew is throbbing to life.
1. Joshua is being commissioned by God to rescue us all.
0. Drama is gathering storm clouds.
YEAR 1
12. Grady is pulling Evelyn down from a crucifix.
11. John is creeping by all around us.
10. Jack is dead.
9. Evelyn is dead and her cells learning regrowth for the first time.
8. Clyde is ushering souls into Heaven for the first time.
7. Rosie’s Doll form is being dreamed up in Bradley’s nightmares.
6. Brad is killed by his own nightmares.
5. Dean is dancing in the atmosphere.
4. Nicholas is dying on a crucifix.
3. Adam is dying on a crucifix.
2. Matthew is throbbing to life.
1. Joshua is being commissioned by God to rescue us all.
0. Drama is pushing the children of Eden to a point of learning survival of the soul through the Dark Night.
1997
12. Grady is learning to play guitar.
11. John is getting his first grade that is not an A (C+ in English).
10. Jack is daydreaming about leaving the Alaskan wilderness.
9. Evelyn is learning poetry from the Dragon.
8. Clyde is stealing lipstick from a supermarket for Brad.
7. Rosie is losing her virginity to Brad.
6. Brad is losing his virginity to Rosie.
5. Dean is losing a dance competition.
4. Nicholas is hiding in a Russian hotel on heroin.
3. Adam is working with his band manager on a tour schedule.
2. Matthew is throwing bottles off of an overpass.
1. Joshua is learning to walk.
0. Drama sleeps all day, dressed like a mime.