Frivolous Comma

That was the first time he was certain he could taste knowledge. Of course they didn’t believe him at first, but then he started eating their knowledge. When he found a strand of his mother’s kinky afro he plopped it into his mouth without thinking. He found her fear and told her about it.…

To this day, my life has been a series of comedically bad timing, near-death experiences, and wet socks. I can’t hold an egg without dropping it, and at least once a day, a bird defecates on my head.…

Two cages I have escaped so far, though my parents strove to keep me safe within. Now I must go, in defiance of their wishes, to confront the one who holds the final key.…