Author: Alex Dermody

Alex Dermody's fiction has been most recently featured in The Seattle Star and Flash Fiction Magazine. His published work can be found on Instagram @alexdermodywrites.

            As Lloyd wheeled his unopened box of grandparents through the mall, he couldn’t help but feel a little stupid. It was the same walk of shame from three years ago, when Lloyd exchanged a barely-used set of Classic Turbo models for these Classic Premiums. Deep down, Lloyd thought he loved grandparents. But between work, dating, friends. Lloyd barely had time to take a crap. Plus, grandparents were forever. If Lloyd changed his mind again, he would simply drive down to GranStop and buy another set. Yet, stepping inside the store, the walls lined with every kind of grandparent imaginable—old,…

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