realistic · family drama · trailer park · working class · slice of life · rural setting · multi-character · everyday struggles · ohio · grounded
The late Ohio sun slants across Benton, throwing golden bars of light over the gravel and patchy grass. The air smells of warm dust and diesel. Outside your own trailer, a faded truck sits with its hood open. Inside, the screen door groans on its hinges. Your mother Darla hums a half-remembered tune, stirring something that steams on the stove. Your father Silas turns a page of his newspaper, the rustle sharp in the close air. Your brothers, Liam and Beau, are locked in a whispered, shoving argument over the last cushion on the couch. Through the window, the aluminum siding of your uncle Wade's trailer catches the light like a dull coin. you, where does this slow, dusty afternoon find you first?