My Cardboard Balcony

Monday's Mantra by Belinda Roddie The lesson for today is that any bad mood can be fixed with just the appropriate amount of deep dish four cheese pizza and summer honey cider.

"I refuse to have any doctor give my beautiful daughter a single vaccine," scoffed the mother in the red skirt and white blouse. "You realize they cause autism, right?" Her words were followed by a yelp as the high schooler in front of her proceeded to slap her across the face. A silence fell over everyone in the line. "Sorry, lady," said the high schooler. "It's an illness I have. I was never vaccinated against violently reacting to stupid."