Nicole Bond
Powell’s Sweet Shoppe
“Pop-n-Sparkle: I’m not fond of big booms, but I like sparkles and bright colors, so I would make it really colorful with a few smaller pops and booms.”
Tyler Philliber
Rocket Fizz
“Exploding Rain: Mine would have 10 or 12 of those tiny fireworks that have really huge explosions go off, and once each pops, shimmery sparkles would come down.”
Carlos Macias
Tom’s Toys
“All-American: I would do a red, white, and blue—something patriotic—that would go up high in the sky and have a lot of those colors bursting everywhere.”
Matt Bettencourt
Urban Outfitters
“Wheel of America: It would be really loud and obnoxious. I used to tape fireworks together when I was younger … so I’d have like 20 Piccolo Petes. Then I’d have a wheel with all of them that would be spinning, and at a certain point the whole thing would explode.”
This article appears in 55 Fiction 2013.