The Works

Our podcast, "The Nephilim Hunter," is now in its second season. If you haven't listened to it, give it a Read more
Winter's on break this pleasant spring-like daycasually clad in a blue-gray skyI feel his breathing in very light breezeI see Read more
The monarch stalks the territory,Mountain to dock, with such fever. That sparrow’s chin:Fuchsia seed in the meadow. Caterpillars tolerant of Read more
In far Chelyabinsk cry the windswept galesthat herd the city’s grey. In taleswhere gather all of Russia’s furthest winds,wherein the Read more
He used the word worthless and I couldn’t think of a worse word about yourself. His voice was level, serious, Read more
the sun, moon, clouds in blue skya leaf unfurlingbutterfly dew drop on a blade of grassan icicle thatlooks like glass Read more
The night I arrived at Boston,I rode an evil pillowand saw myself floating,impassively,over Tartan Square. The rope of my braid,sharp Read more
     Titus Pittman decided to attend the meeting after all. He didn’t live in this neighborhood any more but he Read more
Not a bird. A name pressed in early,like ink driven into grain that never forgets pressure. Bone learns first. Then Read more
in weeks leading up to the weddingan old girlfriend calls. she's in townfor a day in the offing – not Read more
           Once, when he was asleep, his friends - with a red marker - connected all the freckles on his Read more
When it all gets to be too much,along the way.Sometimes you may lose touch,feeling the need to get away.When you’ve Read more
Alan Dedicasio’s hands gripped the steering wheel as his Ford Explorer continued straight past his usual exit. He didn’t consciously Read more
1 Early Autumn Question soft raincool breezedancing leaves this floorthis hourthis life tell mepleasewhat more what morecould therepossibly be? 2 Read more
Eliana changed her route after she saw a man in the second row snort heroin on the Chicago bus. She Read more
He climbed onto roofs at night to watch people through their skylights. Along the leaded ways and tiles his shadow Read more
PART ONE              "Boos and Bongos"        The characters in this story are diverse, but the writer has not ascribed Read more
Had we just gone outfor coffeeafter the meetingwe would have talkedprofessionallyand gone home But we met the next dayfor lunchand Read more
I’m screening my calls, sifting, straining them through a sieve. The phone service we pay for is no longer friendly; Read more
            “And this letter,” the question a sentence.             “I carried it, yes.”             “You did. And you are aware Read more
When I was young, my father enchanted me with stories that the Capitol building was a palace, and I was Read more
Two days a week I left my high school English class – Don Quixote and Dulcinea, Catharine and Heathcliff, and Miss Elliot, Read more