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After Golgotha
Simon heard rhythmic tapping next door and felt his mouth beginning to smile. It was a good place to stop anyway, as translating thirty pages out of…
Easter Polaroids
I. As holiday memories go, Easter’s vague. I can’t find many pictures. I found a few in my Easter’s Best getups, but none around the table or…
The Rogue Messiah
I. “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the Earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” --- Matthew 10:34 Rolling into…
Easter Long Division
Bernard sat and sipped his coffee. He felt dull. His female....eherm...friend at the time seemed to be angry at him. Bernard and she slipped up in…
King
A wealthy king visits a remote village, called Carnaliton, just outside of his kingdom. As he spends his time there, he develops a liking toward the…
Sleep Aid
Another night. I just smoked two cigarettes in less than an hour and I’m feeling bad because that means I’m getting back on the horse. In winter,…
I Am a Witness to Power, What Am I
Take me in hand, I await the journey of your inner thoughts, your love, rage, and your fears obedient to your command. I anticipate the things I will…
Reading Lovecraft on the Beach
I was eighteen and fresh out of high school. A group of us, about eight boys and six girls, went to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for our "senior…
By the Bay, By the Bay, By the Beautiful Bay, Part 1
I lived on Potrero Hill not far from a grand Victorian owned by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. In a little closet I slept, rented from an activist who drank…
“Befriending the Horse,” “The Loneliest Place on Earth,” and “Broken Beautiful”
Befriending the Horse Feelings are like A bucking horse ---You once read--- They pull you This way and that, But, says the author You mustn’t shy…
