Fiction, HumorTariffs
The morning started the way it always did: half a joint and a bowl of Frosted Flakes. The cereal was stale and the joint…
Cartoon, Creative Non-Fiction, FictionThe DOGZ of War
They came in loud, laughing, chewing gum like it was some new Olympic sport. Kids in expensive sneakers and hoodies that probably cost more…
FictionNightmares with Howie — Our Purple Years
Just before sunrise, the sky above the lavender farm roared into purple, and the dawn came tinted. Picture me a purple-eyed child insomniac, skinny…
FictionOpening Sentences 101
They say an opening sentence should draw the reader in with its precision and clarity, a bouquet of words with the promise of fulfilment…
FictionRacoon Hunting
I do not have the memory that some do, more often flashes, images, clip shots, waves, feelings. They come on the outbreath. When I…
FictionBenny the Bard: A Modern Epic
I. That Ain’t FedEx It a was dull morning in H-Town, where the sun rose slow as molasses and the coffee from Greasy Joe’s tasted…
FictionForty-Fives
Forty-Fives A Story in Interconnected Flash -1- Ada’s skin was caramel and her hair so black it looked blue. She was tiny with shoulder…
FictionMother
I was seven when an aneurism grew like a rotten berry inside Mother’s brain and burst. Everyone said, at least her suffering is over, the…
FictionNight Walk
She finds her way down the hillside in the late night dark, making no use of a flashlight habitually held in one hand. If…
FictionThe Hitman
"Seat open?" I asked the guy sitting next to an empty stool at this small town's local hangout. "Yup! You're welcome to it!" he,…
FictionHomeGirl
When I was a child, the word most often applied to me was shy. Not true. I simply enjoyed watching. Everything. Every night, I would…
FictionDavid’s Wife
Martha was dying. Her doctor knew it, her husband, David, knew it, and me being her caregiver, knew it too. The only one who…
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