The Pool
The new house had a pool. On sunny days it sparkled like an uncut blue diamond, meeting the blazing eye of the sun glare for glare. On overcast days it […]
short stories that get you by the shorts
The new house had a pool. On sunny days it sparkled like an uncut blue diamond, meeting the blazing eye of the sun glare for glare. On overcast days it […]
Daddy made me show him the place. You couldn’t tell nothing about what happened but for that stick. It had some of my blood on it but Daddy didn’t notice. […]
He stares down the brown throat and into the paper stomach of his lunch bag. There is a stale marshmallow with powdery old-lady skin. Half a green pepper cut on […]
He is back in the city, back home. He shivers in his inadequate jacket. He lives in a place where coats are not necessary; he has forgotten how cold and […]
It was a slow night at Casey’s. Less than a dozen people. He noticed her because of her drink – she was drinking something white. It glowed palely in the […]