[I “adopted” the word “agonyclite” at savethewords.org and could think of no better way to use it than to write something inspired by it.]
A list of heresies, jotted down on a scrap of notebook paper in mini-golf pencil. Standing up in class to question instead of answer the blackboard scrawls. Looking up instead of down during moments of silence, a salute offered with sincerity by your left hand. Refusing the complementary breadsticks at the Olive Garden. Leaving a film half-way through that you've “paid good money” for. Telling your friends you love them and meaning it. Clambering into abandoned buildings, pulling down the temporary barriers, blinking dust in the portal-light. Sleeping well. Deciding not to run.
