A Split Second in Time

A Split Second in Time

An eclectic interpretation of mood and a mix of form.

Hunting Season

Hunting Season

This comes from my earlier work at a rural Appalachian Ohio convenience store that also doubled as the area’s location for deer tagging.

hot iron

hot iron

A caution against procrastination.

Superlatives

Superlatives

Centered on the often chaotic and ridiculous nature of existence.

From here on in:soaring

From here on in:soaring

In memory of Gordon Lightfoot passing.

Making Friends the Deadly Way

Making Friends the Deadly Way

Can you recall a time when you didn’t fit in? Tyrone finds a path to popularity, only to discover its source bursting with radiation.

Marilyn In Miles

Marilyn In Miles

“Marilyn In Miles” is my attempt to process the loss of my stepmother, Marilyn, who died from cancer last summer.

This Time of Year

This Time of Year

A reflective piece of poetry, that asks the what-ifs of this life, pondering the duality of life and death and missed opportunities.

Please

Please

please do not bleed,
not right now.

I Dreamed I Closed My Eyes Forever

I Dreamed I Closed My Eyes Forever

This is a poem about a dream I really had.

Flight AWE613

Flight AWE613

Michael finds himself reevaluating his priorities and delving into precious memories as the plane he’s on seems doomed to crash.

Irene and June

Irene and June

A darkly comic story about two elderly friends in a retirement home. What is truth and what is imagination?

We Swamp Creatures

We Swamp Creatures

The joys, or otherwise, of the swamp.

Her Red Dress Matches Her Eyes

Her Red Dress Matches Her Eyes

A former librarian is hired as a secret agent with her government, and all hell breaks out.

The Contract Broken

The Contract Broken

Voltaire and Rousseau discuss where modern society is going wrong.

Brilliant Blue

Brilliant Blue

A story of 3900 words that might remind readers of a specific story by Hemingway and one by O’Connor.