Stories
“A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say what the meaning is.”
Flannery O’Connor
Aces | Fiction
Randy and I stood at the edge of the living room, not putting a toe into the forbidden space. In the early morning dimness, the Christmas tree tinsel fluttered, enticing as sea anemone tentacles in current. “What did Santa bring?” Randy asked. In second grade, a year...
Pride | Fiction
Yes, we have killed people, and they deserved it. We’re poacher hunters, from Frankfort, Kentucky, moved to Africa to work alongside the Big Game Protection Agency. They gave us a gun, a uniform,a four-by-four, and a target. We camp in the desert, crammed in tents....
“Feral, NC, 1965” A Powerful Coming of Age Tale | News
ATLANTA, Ga. (September 17, 2019) — A nosy young girl is on a quest to learn her family’s hidden truths no matter who it upsets. An enthralling young heroine full of spit and vinegar with a sugar center. Ten-year-old Willie Mae doesn’t just live near the town of...
Counters | Fiction
Our reward for finishing chores are in dinged up plastic cases from the library. The movies star talking dogs, rarely dinosaurs. They have funny white lesbians instead of Jim Carey or Eddie Murphy. We’ll watch the other movies at friends’ houses later....
