February 1, 2019
Hollywood
The guy we met in L.A. wore a sweater vest with a check shirt buttoned all the way up and he had a tattoo in the shape of Iowa on his inner left…
January 20, 2019
Fiction
My friend Brendan rang. “Anna’s killed herself,” he said. What else could I do but laugh? The regional train was chugging past my platform when he…
January 17, 2019
A Conversation at Dana Point
Andy said once more that God could never allow a human being to enter a state as terrible as immortality. We were sitting on the back of the rental…
January 13, 2019
Veteran
Geoff joined the Army at Estancia High School. He didn't graduate. In July, after four tours of Iraq, Geoff came back to his friend Jose's apartment…
January 10, 2019
Trip of a Lifetime
I bashed my friend over the head with a family tragedy. We had to stop walking, and there in the doorway of a McDonald's, I told her the details.…
January 4, 2019
Trial
We had a friend who was on trial for rape. In the papers, it was reported as a consensual encounter that turned sour. Both drunk, after a party. His…