Epiphany
April 7, 2018We had been up there for two months when the clouds came in. It hap pened overnight. When I crawled into my sleeping bag the night before, the air was dry and clear. The […]
We had been up there for two months when the clouds came in. It hap pened overnight. When I crawled into my sleeping bag the night before, the air was dry and clear. The […]
You know, what constipates her, really, is all those folks peering over her shoulder, not only looking for their names or themselves on her Mac screen or on the pages between the grainy covers […]
For my father-in-law, who knew the conflict Alvin Hawking awoke two hours after dusk. He slipped out of his cot and dressed in the dim yellow light that washed through the screen door […]
[…] but it is a thing. A big thing, and don’t think my mind’s in the wrong place for saying so. I’m young. Twenty-three. Heading toward my prime. It’s not like that mangled patch of […]
[…] you are my wife. What I find fitting to reveal, no god or man will know be fore you. But beware of finding out what I dream up away from the gods. The Iliad […]
[…] and The Walker’s life—well, it’s all been a question of firsts. And to be honest, I thought for a long time that it was always going to be that way. Until now. See, ever […]
[…] but he wasn’t always encouraging, his tone not always kind. I didn’t always fish with him now, for he caught more and bigger trout than I did. I didn’t tell him about the big […]
[…] boat with their eyes, but those on the bay side—the handful of locals who bother appearing be fore the Jesus Saves passes—will not hear the message again. Instead they will watch their neighbors, mostly […]
[…] distinctly determined to anyone who knew her as he did. She had, in fact, employed the imperative form of the verb: iccha. At nineteen, some four years his junior, Midori possessed a remarkable vocabulary […]
[…] and paces at the foot of the bed. “I’ll call 911,” Carma says. Barb’s eyes open wide. For an instant she looks at them in terror, then shuts her eyes and smiles. “Danny,” she […]