December 14, 2022
Letter to a Prisoner
Dear Gene, I got up and drove all the way down to the Circle K because I hate the Ampm which is just up the street. The beer prices at the Ampm are…
November 14, 2022
Krim
“Crimea has been officially severed from the rest of the front line.” This was how Captain Perelli decided to greet me as I had just sat down for…
November 11, 2022
Here, Kitty Kitty! Part 2
VII. Outside was desolate night, Mom checked the wind-up clock; the fires had died down hours ago, but smoke and ash still drifted. Some of it even…
November 10, 2022
NUTCRANKR, April 2009: Nora’s Tudor Home
Prior to that fateful evening when Nora served Spencer an apple from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, Spencer had enjoyed the bliss of…
November 9, 2022
It’s Not Real Anymore
The man lay twitching on the grass, one leg hopelessly broken as the spokes on the bike turned in the morning breeze. The giant green pack lay…
November 8, 2022
NUTCRANKR, September 2019: From the Teat of Old Foucault
Spencer knew he had to act quickly if he hoped to complete a full gratification session before Tiny returned from the so-called yard. While Spencer’s…
November 7, 2022
The Sayings of Cinesias: A Manuscript, Part 2
And so, in the shady corner by the window, under the naked branches of a dying but still enormous old oak tree, I fabricated an author for the book.…
November 4, 2022
Here, Kitty Kitty! Part 1
I. “Dolby!” Mom calls. I am bored anyways. Spent all day stalking squirrels and chipmunks. And I am tired. Hungry, too. Buuuuut I don’t know if I…
November 3, 2022
The Shadow Man
I stare down at the target with cold detachment as a halo of blood pools around the fucker’s head. I raise the gun and fire again---the sound of the…
November 3, 2022
Revenge on a Platter, Part 5: Vengeance is a Woman Who Settles Up Her Own Tab
IX. Jax stood over my terrified sister, laughing and taunting her. “I’ve been looking for you, Rosie. Thinking about you, too.” He grabbed his crotch…