True Love, Part 1
I. If he was being completely honest, Ken would tell you that he had always preferred younger women. Though he would probably never admit that to…
6:35
“Free bread!” the sign said. I noticed it as I was walking through the grocery store in a small town somewhere in the Midwest. I figured it was a…
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…
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,…
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…
Among the Creatures of the Night
Detective Krauss sits in front of his laptop, finger poised over the mouse button, ready to open an email. The email contains a department-wide…
Brooch, Part 2
IX. The base of the hill turned out to be extremely dense. The tractor driver barely managed to take off several feet of soil. It was barely worth…
