The Second Shot

Sickest I’ve ever been. I don’t think anyone got annual flu shots back then. At least I never heard of … More

Dark Arts (100 words)

Against his family’s concerns, he’d majored in photography. Shooting photos in New York had been sufficient exercise, but the mental … More

He thought, They’re waiting for me right now. In days gone by he used to believe this, but it was … More

Remember how the flakes of snow fell that day,catch on your tongue slow, fluttering like moths,like feathers, gentle rocking motion, … More

What are the three things you’re looking for most in a partner? Hmmm . . . Well, I want to start … More

“So what do you think it looks like?” she asks. We’re head to head, lying on the grass, staring up … More

Hey! What are you looking at? Are you looking at me? Well, it sure seems like it. Not that I’m the only one here, … More

We were that amusement, some bright, shiny object,the birthday toy, the circus mobile spinning above the crib to mesmerizeor maybe … More

The more I drinkthe higher the cigarette butts pile up in the ashtraythe more I think . . . That … More

We went down and sat in the hotel lobby. David and Mr. Kim discussed three things: what might have been the object … More

I was sitting by the phone at 8:30, just in case the greedy bastard was anxious to get his $1000. But … More

on a map we scana pinpoint we missangel almost headeddance so finestuck too throughfound unfoundout the other sidelost, no, lost, … More

This is the kind of thing we did. Routine kinda stuff. Safe. Usually. I was working a suspicious spouse case myself. Guys cheat on … More

I came this close. That “in the very next breath” thing. It took all he had to gesture, get me on my … More

I’ve been there and I can tell youexactly what it’s like. For sure youhoped she’d be someone special, the one, andwow … More

She looks like she’ll be the oldest person in the theater tonight,yet she rolls down the aisle as if she … More

My first semester at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, definitely had its best of times and worst of times split … More

My junior year in high-school was one of those amazing years, the kind of year that does not come around … More

So my sister, a charter member of the organization, said, “Come try out for the Honolulu Children’s Opera Chorus. You might … More

Man, I really hate this. So now I’m going to have the same problem. I want to write about my third year … More