Narrative Fiction

Turning Back

I reached into the darkness of the bedroom for my cell phone. I did not…

Sky of Kites

“Mommy, do you see the hole in the sky?” Peyton’s gymnastics class is close to…

Life Storms

She chewed on her thumbnail as the bus edged closer to the Ft. Pitt tunnel…

Special Delivery

There was, far off in the distance, down the road, an empty shell of a…

We’ll Be Seein’ Ya, Chico

On hearing the bad news from their friend Chico, the rest of the Goatsucker Gang…

Tarps

prologue Su-min Han hunched over a sewing machine in the back of a small garment…

Who was I talking to?

Counting the grey tiles on the ceiling. One, two, three. I’m about to have a…

Midnight in Trușeni

When arriving in the Moldovan commune of Trușeni, the first thing one sees is an…

Mind Blind

Ben played guessing games with Diana that troubled her. They were in his car, driving…

The Birthday Present

The Birthday Present May 8, 1971, was my eighth birthday. Birthdays were never a big…

Bug Splat

So boring. No one her age. Already run out of books. Less to do than…

It’s All I Can Do – Addie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – They’re Asleep

It’s All I Can Do Look closely. Can you see me? I’ve been here for…

Bisected

When they divorce, they bisect me. Weeks with Mom, weekends and certain holidays with Dad.…

Matriarchy in Ryukyu

– Protobothrops flavoviridis – There are two ways to preserve the habu in awamori: drowning…

The Intruder

Twelve years old, Summer 2004 “Do you ever think about your real parents?” Summer had…