At Last!

I have wrestled with this story under several other titles. Received a number of rejections and have now re-edited and … More

Sentinels

Sentinels   Identical The Maples Arranged in perfect time Silent stanchions Glistening in hard autumn blaze Faultless greeting For the … More

From short story Mother Cat

I restructured and severely edited, then sent it a few places.  The boy’s mother is a distracted writer and not … More

From the short story, Silent Aspirations of the Undetermined Color

I’ve tightened this story up considerably.  It certainly reads better.  Here is an small piece. “Friend of yours?”  He heard … More

What Remains

  From my latest short fiction, What Remains. ——– Mom clears off the kitchen table and starts making organic espresso … More

Reader

I think I like it better as flash fiction.   _____________________________________ Reader She pushes the plate at the boy.  It … More

Poetry – Reader

I have no idea why I came up with this. For whatever it’s worth, here it is.   Reader She … More

Short Story in print and online

1932 Quarterly has published my short story The Yard Sale Bandit in their online edition and it will be in … More

Excerpt from a short story

From a short story I am almost done with.  It might be ready to send out now.  At this point, … More

From latest short story

This story has had a long life.  Originally written about 2010, I wasn’t satisfied with it and left it alone … More