Short Story
Tiny personal victory
No matter the place, the high stools were always the best seating spot
Necrophiliacs
We knew the things the Yale boys said about us, as if we were zombies. Still, we sold them our drugs.
A story with meteor shower
“About a thousand years from now, it seems the Earth will hit this comet with its thick tail”, he told her. “But we won’t be here anymore”, she answered. “Oh yes, we’ll be in the comet’s tail, as stardust”, he said.
Shroud
I was seven the first time I learned about death. The cold finality of it all surrounded me like a blanket, keeping me company the remaining days of my life. I remember the coffin, light blue with brass handles. The flowers—lilies, evocative of death—covered every possible surface filling the church with their strong, honey-laced aroma. […]
And on the Seventh Dave, Alexander Found the Deer King
“I haven’t been dating other people,” said Alexander. “Only Daves.”
The Maid, the Mother, the Snail, and I
Did you know that snail shells and the inner ear follow the same spiral? That is how we know the snails are listening.
A Mountain’s Remedy
It wasn’t the first time I left my home with only the clothes on my back, my wallet, and a full bottle of liquor just for myself. Except this time I had no intentions in returning to my daily life. I was only half a mile away from the summit of the mountain my small […]
Taco Night
“The thing I wonder about most is how did it happen, the thing that happened on Taco Night.”