[ Short Stories ]
Old Skeezer died many years back, before my time even. He was the town miser who lived at …
Kim is curled up in her favourite wingback chair, wrapped in the crocheted blanket her mother made for her …
Daylight, bright but not too bright, like it is on a cloudy day, a soft white with bluish …
On the drive home, NPR is talking about the earthquake in Turkey. It’s been all over the news for …
Anytime he sees a magnet, he runs his finger over its surface and glances at me. A boy …
In seventh grade, the year President Ford pardoned Nixon, Vinny and Lou asked me for help. A request …
Nick Flowers was a fifty something loner, a dreamer who slogged through life with a Tom Waitt’s song in …
The AC for the Judicial Annex to the Proudie County Hall and Public Records Building was on the fritz. …
There are always leaks. Sometimes during the early morning, Patrice’s skin seeps through every pore, even before Jacques …
He climbed the steps of a multicolored storybook Victorian house and shuddered. David Benson was worried about how …
Which of the torchless roads calls his name? The Emperor's head of trivia announces the death of choice.
BEFOREI was the one they called to the morgue to identify Davis. My phone rang just as I was stepping out of lecture hall.
He thought he knew these people. Through the lens of his cracked shield needing a wash to better shine …
“It’s a doctor’s appointment,” I speak loudly to make sure my colleague hears me on the speaker because traffic’s …
Allan and me sit on the stoop like we always do. Near the corner of West 4th Street.
She cried as they made their way down to the small horsehoe bay, on the stony path through the …
These overpriced, one-use icky organic wares stubbornly resisted my attempts to elicit a response. I prodded and jabbed at …
There was a woman who came sometimes to the back door of my club. She would knock four times …
The bagel rolled out of my sweatshirt pocket and spun to a stop in the bus lane. That was …
I first saw Billy in the liberal arts building. My attention latched on to his swirly gait, though I …