A Rainy Night in Soho
It began on a golden autumn morning. It was a Saturday in October 1966. I had just turned 19 back in the summer and England had just won the World…
Featherweight
So. You lost another fight. Paid a girl (Chastity? Charity?) to keep you company. Lick your wounds. The sutures in your lip tore while the two of you…
Delonte Lost
Light-Emitting Diode You ever sleep in a Jeep, man? They don’t give you blankets, they don’t want you walking out the front door, huddled in…
A.W. Shoot
Cortical grapeshot explodes along Jonas’ mind’s horizon. Another day. Another insipid day. Inner ear ringing, muscle-wrenching tension in neck. Kids…
Blue Butterflies, Part 2
VII. She was a nervous wreck just from this wait. Hajji and his companion were home at last. He ran to her and picked her up. She kissed and hugged…
Brooch, Part 1
I. As he left the office, Hugh mentally scolded himself. He was still half a week behind, but he must drive far into the state. A rush job: they…
Morning Glory
Jack just sits there, sits there in his own filth, barely covered up by an ancient string vest and soiled Y-fronts. Day in, day out, month after…
Christy’s Fantasy
“What are you doing?” Christy giggled. “I’m watching a naughty movie. There’s this one scene, oh my God, it’s so hot. It’s my fantasy.” “What’s…
Bleating Goats
The dim light flickers above his cell. The room is calm and silent and only the sound of bones scraping against the cement walls chews the boy’s…
White Letters
The clink and clatter of heavy china and silverware underlies a dull roar. Dozens of people talking: aunts and uncles, parents and grandparents,…
