Stay as Long as You Need
I wrote “Stay as Long as You Need” during Retreat West’s Friday Flashing, and I must thank Gaynor for the prompt. I also would like to thank my friends Denise,…
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54.7754° N, 31.7890° E, April of 1940
I’ve been wanting to write a story on this topic for years now. I won’t spoil what it’s about because it would ruin the story and because I decided this…
National Holiday
I wrote “National Holiday” back when I was in Geneva, though the image of the orange plastic cups goes much further back in time. Thank you Full House Literary for…
Moving Home
I love Ellipsis Zine. One of my favourite and earliest flashes (Like Making Bread) was published there and in general they always publish wonderful stories so I couldn’t be happier…
The Waiting Room
The first lines from my short story first published in Fat Cat Magazine. Peter counted one hundred and twenty-one steps from the entrance to the director’s office. A couple less…
The Shape of Your Head
My short story featured in EllipsisZine. There’s a gap in my memory of that morning, and it ends in front of our house not long after sunrise. I have no…
The Life Cycle of a Cucumber
First published in Constellate Magazine. Seed People think birth is romantic. Nature is romantic. Truth is, someone spat you out last year during a barbeque party. You were part of a salad, or a…
