Short Story
Me and Jane
“It was a simpler existence with my Jane, my old barnacled gal, more free.”
1667 – #1
One I got it this time, I swear, look, try this card, there’s money in the bank, it’s gotta work.” I hear Julia through the wall, yelling at whatever company she’s yelling at, trying to buy something or other. Strange, really, that she keeps buying things. Or maybe she’s not buying things. Maybe she’s trying […]
The Waters & the Wild
Gates awoke one morning and knew the truth: his whole life was a mistake. The realization struck like a hammer blow deep inside his brain, and a single word tolled within his skull: failure, failure, failure. He shook his head, but it wouldn’t go away. Somewhere he’d gone off course, taken the wrong fork […]
Acceptance
I vividly remember reading the letter for the first time. As soon as I finished, my girlfriend Amanda came down the stairs of our townhouse fussing about something. It must have really mattered to her because she was visibly angry, her face was red, her tone was aggressive, and her voice was loud. I glanced […]
Great Scott
This writer drank to excess, picked fights at parties, stabbed a spouse. No, not Norman Mailer. Meet Norma Scott.
First Thing We Did
“We untangled ourselves, which turned out to be a mistake.”
Zoo And Her Worms
“Close your eyes Zoo.” I do as I’m told. I want to believe everything is as simple as that small command. Close your eyes Zoo. I want to believe in the darkness I see behind my lids. That somewhere in there I can leave this body behind and float away. “Are you in your body […]