The first time it happened, I mistook it for allergies. A peculiar tingling along my cheekbones during the full moon, nothing more. But when I woke up the next morning and found actual whiskers sprouting from my face like delicate antennas, I knew something extraordinary had begun. They were golden brown with black tips. Unmistakably … Read more
I died the summer of 1976. Thank God it didn’t stick. I blamed The Brothers. That’s what I called them. They were a collective rather than singular beings. I often tattled on them for using me for live target practice with their Daisy Red Ryder. I could have lost an eye. My stuffed polar bear … Read more
A short story for the annual NYC Midnight Short Story contest. I was assigned comedy/out-of-body experience/landscape architect. I think I ended up writing a satire which is a form of comedy, so I don’t know what the judges will think; however, I am happy with the result. A Picture Perfect Life Captain Billy eased back … Read more
This is a flash fiction piece I wrote this weekend for a contest. The contest assigned historical fiction, wagon, and daybook. Each of these had to appear in a story of 1,000 words or less. I used elements from my childhood in Colorado. Our first home had an old wagon and a rock fence. I … Read more
Ana, Harley, and Freddi make an artistic senior year statement when they break into Brooke Point High.
When Sandra attends a birthday party at gangster Fino Fiammetta’a mansion, she discovers that not everything is as it appears.
Senator Thaddeus “Tad” Trench attends a fundraiser for breast cancer research and fails to realize that not everyone supports his political ambitions.