Into the Vortex: Book 1, Part 2

V. Dinner was held in a saloon-style dining room, where a barkeep and other staff dressed in old-timey Western outfits. Drinks were not included with…


Into the Vortex: Book 1, Part 1

Driving to Sedona from Las Vegas, I decided on a whim to take a detour to the Grand Canyon. Standing at the Canyon’s rim for the first time, I was…


Market Correction

I received an invitation to my 20th high school reunion. How they’d tracked me down I did not know. There is no escaping these people once they set…


If You Love Something

I. The first time I saw Maya, she was laying on the train tracks on a clear blue summer afternoon. “What are you doing?” I said, bringing my bicycle…


Nagasaki Boy

Yashimoro rounded the corner of the beach and saw a massive sperm whale washed up on shore. He approached the beast cautiously, taking a circuitous…


Standing Arrow Straight

Steve woke up with a problem: he had a hard-on. He slung his weight to the edge of the bed and put his feet on the floor. A picture of his wife on…