Tam Eastley

Tam Eastley (she/her) is a Canadian writer and web developer based in Berlin, Germany. Her work has appeared in various publications such as Berlin Flash Fiction, Fusion Fragment, and The Wild Word. In 2023 she participated in The Stinging Fly’s summer school fiction workshop. She can be found online here: tamwrites.space.

WE LOVE KIMBERLY by Tam Eastley

Kimberly keeps her cowboy hat in the trunk of her car for emergencies. Emergencies like a last-minute invite to a rodeo, or line dancing at Ranchman’s. Other items in her car include: stickers from the local radio station, an old Cosmo magazine, bear spray, and a dinner knife. She doesn’t know about the dinner knife though. It slipped under the seat after she helped set up her nephew’s birthday picnic in the park two years ago. Like most things in Kimberly’s car though, the knife doesn’t have anything to do with this story. Her car is also home to dozens…

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