Dedicated to Arianna and Sabrina Chapter One The coffee was cold and tasteless. I sat in this dim room for Read more
The rooster crows to awaken those who slumberor to make the rest of us take note,but at this spot, no Read more
Amaryllis The scaly brown mass rests just overthe water, its roots submergedlike the tentacles of a jellyfish afloatin a shapely Read more
“Hey, Dad.” Sam found his father working the grill. A basket of french fries hissed as they were lowered into Read more
To the one who looks in broken mirrors -you can stare at yourself for days.Looking for a battle of imperfectionsthat Read more
Tyler peered under the sofa and checked below the bed, two dressers, a desk, an end table and a nightstand— Read more
Mary lost both of her breasts and perky nipples. We had a good laugh. After all, it was still possible Read more
He was scheduled to appear a third time, but having met him after his first concert no one told me Read more
Capturing blueberries on the woodline,deep in railway valleys‒in rusty fields.Placing quarters on steel railssquashed by roaring locomotives. Tacking hide on Read more
Louise Nyles waited in an empty Conde Nast office. Strange, no receptionist outside, just Louise's name on a sign taped Read more
She awoke under the dark starlit sky. Gasping her first cold breath, puffs of smoke bursting from her lips as Read more
Tonya had no idea. She was asleep when Corey and his buddy Larry got the car stuck out in the Read more
He had seen the small diminutive gray gravestone for the first time that morning as he drove down the Read more
“Excuse me? Excuse me, sir! Can you tell me where I am right now?” The man Billie directed the question Read more
“Pearls used to be treasure. Now, they’re all plastic. What good are they to me?” Blondie stretched back inside her Read more
Ten days after Sergeant Jeremiah Waters got away from the reb prison camp, sick in the head from summer heat Read more
Old barns and empty shedshold most of whatyou need to knowof your uncles.In the doorframe rowsof knife-nicks markthe growth ofJesse, Read more
Caroline McPherson Remembered (and lauded) for her famous end-of-autumn parties (that always managed to balance the fine line between the Read more
He tells me he has never seen a field of corn.I tell him it’s just row upon row of the Read more
You see a pair of Bactrian camels standing against the railings of a makeshift corral, placid and stoic, as if Read more
Reviewed by Kevin Torrey It takes a great deal of skill to tell a story without excess verbiage. Some authors Read more
It has been a hot summer and it's not over yet. We hope that the heat makes you write faster Read more