My Brother's Science Project

Gordon Jones has a cactus named Fred. Fred wears miniature glasses, looks exactly like Gordon, and according to Gordon, is alive in ways no plant should be.

His twin sister Jenny thinks it's the most ridiculous thing her weird brother has ever done. The whole house is flooded with classical music because Fred apparently hates rock. Beethoven, Brahms, and Bach play on repeat, night after night. Gordon murmurs to the cactus for hours before drifting off to sleep. And somehow, that strange litt...