“Dad,” Sheldon said, putting down his fork. “I need you to drive me to RadioShack.”

“He’s been like this since Billy Sparks showed him that iPod,” Mary sighed.

When the final cannon blast faded, he sat in silence.

Here’s a short story inspired by Young Sheldon Season 1, Episode 5, titled

The cannons of the 1812 Overture exploded from the truck’s speakers. The bass rattled the windows. The brass section soared so clearly that Sheldon could hear the spit in the trumpet player’s mouthpiece.