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The Compass Turns Thrice
Time is wobbling the way compass points hover or spin for no rhyme or reason on a nautical chart.
The Mothers
I learned there are three ways to make money. Get more people to buy, get people to buy more often, or get people to buy something more expensive.
A Tyranny of Wind
“Weather is immune to history, law, diplomacy, and sometimes even reason…”
The Mist
“I can still taste the shock of it, hot like gulped coffee, and underneath feel my quick furtive smile.”
Trial by Ordeal
A confrontation about truth, rights, and guns that might make some readers unsure who to root for.
The Future of Love
A woman who is sick turns to love she can pay for.
Getting By, Going By
This morning she pushes a clump of matted hair away from her face as she watches the parade of the Haves marching by in lockstep on their way to work. ...
Outsider, Insider
“Excuse me,” I began, wearing a smile I tried my best to make amiable rather than condescending, “I’m a newcomer here. I notice the people around here are very fond ...
Sickle Claws: Hesperonychus Monstrous
A macabre, disturbing story of monsters and mothers.
Momma’s a Butcher
We are going somewhere far: a dark tale of blood and knives.
Side-lined with the Goddess Pallas Athena
A story based on true events: when a mysterious fever puts Sue in the hands of a blood-thirsty surgeon, the young classics scholar summons her idol – a warrior goddess ...
Bad Research
A humorous take on a writer who manipulates life for his art and its ramifications.
Twisting the Reels
There’s nothing to spill, but it rolls across my uneven floor to the opposite corner of the room, and bumps into the shoebox containing my father’s personal effects.
Bradley Beach
A story about love and faith and reconciling with a dark secret from the past.
Unicorn Cake
Are you one of the weird kids, too? A birthday party and a new friend.
The Supplicant
We are the tall glasses of water, the tailwinds, the firm handshakes. We are the deserving people.
Very Little like Alan
A visit to an old friend…
Guilty as Hell
Jury duty in a prairie town – crime in small-town America.
Mr Spire
A young man’s night out in Dublin starts at its Spire.
Chippendales
I felt bad about it in high school, my vanity. Now I wear it proudly. Why not lean into it?