KATY

"Does this megaphone get any louder?" I scanned the side of the brand-new device looking for a volume up button. The old megaphone, which someone mysteriously misplaced after our last protest, was much simpler to use. I had to purchase this model on the internet. They didn’t sell megaphones at our local mall, even if I made the drive to Portland.

Somehow, the plastic on the piece of equipment was hot against my fingers as if it was metal heating in the sun. ...