Five Card Stud
Five Card Stud
The game was five-card stud. One card dealt face down, then four more, one at a time, face up. …
It’s Past Half One
It’s Past Half One
It’s past half one
he’s still not home
A chilly, moonless night.
Why doesn’t he answer his…
Creation And Destruction
Creation And Destruction
She came to the canal every day, the pretty girl in the light blue dress. She sat on the…
Seduction: In the Safety of our Clothes
In the Safety of our Clothes
Here, settle your back against my round,
soft front in the safety of your…
A Walk In The Woods
A Walk In The Woods
The August heat was getting to him, so was his loneliness. Throwing on a t-shirt and grabbing…
The Aftermath
The Aftermath
Chapter 1 from "After 2012"The greatest threat of 2012 was not an astrological alignment,…
The Spider
The Spider
They had left two days before. Lynn’s job was to care for the house while everyone was gone. It was…
Fear Is A Mother
Fear Is A Mother
Fear is a powerful instrument that can be used to hold us back. It is an emotion that can…
God is with Us
God is with Us
It happened on the third day of my stay in Israel in 2006. It was Shabbat and my friends and I…
A Memory Of Baghdad
A Memory Of Baghdad
“I see you pale; I see you dying
Hold on Baghdad; hold on, home of me!
Together we will…
Intimate Encounters
Intimate Encounters
The sun was rising as I drove from my condo to the Holy Cow Café, where I grabbed some…
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi
The road from downtown Quito out and around to Cotopaxi, Ecuador’s highest peak, takes about an hour…
Marital Secrets 1
Marital Secrets 1
Clarinda was enjoying the quiet time at home with her three girls. She sat, propped up in bed…
Charlie
Charlie
A large bumblebee fluttered lazily around the flowers below the window sill, buzzing softly like a lover…
Illegal Presence Has Become a Felony
Illegal Presence Has Become a Felony
By now, surely everyone is aware that Arizona has passed into law a bill…