2016-03-19 18:53
I always knew this day would come. It probably should've happened a long time ago, but I just needed the right motivation. Due to my chapbook coming out next month, I had to get a legit web… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
He could hear the rain exploding on his bedroom window before he even opened his eyes. It sounded like someone was hosing down the building. He said out loud "It's raining." He was right.The… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I'm wrapping up the final touches on a chap book that I'll be putting out in April. These are some rough draft excerpts from a story that I decided not to use or develop for the book. I'll p… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
This is a piece that I wrote for a reading I did this past weekend at the Highland Inn Ballroom in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was called the Holiday Hangover. The name kind of says it all… Read More
2013-01-02 04:47
“She’s gone?”“Yeah, when I woke up I realized she wasn’t there anymore.”“Did she get up in the middle of the night and take off?”“No. Sh… Read More
2013-01-01 20:00
I wrote this a few weeks ago and forgot to post it here. Only spent a few minutes on it. I like the basic idea of the story. I'm planning on expanding on it. We'll see.---Good BuddyBeing alo… Read More
2012-12-11 17:41
You should finish packing before embarking upon a one night stand. You can't really time those sorts of things though.My dog does not have a homosexual prejudice.Women always forget somethin… Read More
2012-11-30 20:36
Jon sped through Kentucky quickly approaching the border of Indiana. Erica was asleep in the back seat as we passed through her hometown. Erica didn't know her, but Jon did. I mentioned that… Read More
2012-11-19 18:08
Dear Lucas,I’m sure this letter is too little too late, but I wanted to at least say something, If not just to apologize. The manner in which you were raised as a child has just now… Read More
2012-11-12 17:03
I was given the opportunity to do a reading last night that was actually a competition. Unfortunately, I lost, but in hindsight I still like my story. Rich vs. Poor were our prompts. Here's… Read More
2012-11-12 17:03
This is a piece I did for a reading at a local art gallery called Beep Beep. The reading was titled "CHRONOLOGIES: Ten Readings That May or May Not Relate To Time Travel". Mary O'HareIn the… Read More
2012-11-12 14:24
People usually remember where they were when something life altering happens. If you were alive, you probably remember where you were when Kennedy was assassinated, Nixon declaring the end o… Read More
2012-08-12 16:48
Everybody has always known our family in Union. My brother and I grew up in the same house here that my mom grew up in. She was born in the same room her parents conceived her in. She fucked… Read More
2012-07-07 15:12
Like most people, I’ve spent many sleepless nights laying in my bed staring into the darkness contemplating matters of the heart and soul... while also playing with myself. Thoughts we… Read More
2012-06-19 20:35
“I know we haven’t really spoken in a long time but we need to go over a few things.”“I agree.”“Based on the will we get everything split down the middle… Read More
2012-05-23 22:02
He hadn't swung the baseball bat since he was a child. A signed Pete Rose Louisville Slugger with the numbers 4256 written below his autograph. The bat had never actually connected with a ba… Read More
2012-05-15 20:48
She placed her empty Rimini wine glass down on the table. The 2004 Royal Cuvée that had once filled it to the brim was now just a few drops at the bottom of the handmade blown glass… Read More
2012-05-15 20:43
An abandoned building.A forgotten pastime.It called out in the wilderness.---Wallets, livers and good decisions were checked at the door.Over and over.Again and again.They licked, swallowed… Read More
2012-03-16 19:46
My jacket lays in the backseat of my car. It’s black and leather, but it’s much too hot to wear it tonight. The cracks in the concrete of the parking lot I’m standing in ar… Read More
2012-03-16 19:33
My front door was standing wide open when I got home from work today. I live alone so I was concerned that someone had broken in to my house. I’m not a very large man and I never learn… Read More
2012-02-15 21:34
The pile of loose earth had grown from a small mound to a small mountain around my house. I was below the foundation of my basement at this point. Some jack-ass had written his initials on t… Read More
2012-02-15 19:16
Matters of the soul seem to elude most mankind. Those who dare consider the possibility typically latch on to inherited beliefs, old wives tales and superstitions-- “I’m Catholic… Read More
2012-01-19 16:56
The letter that she had written me was sitting on the dining room table in a standard white envelope. It was mixed in with today’s mail that I hadn’t opened yet. Her letter wasn… Read More
2012-01-09 17:40
The year Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Six was an eventful one. The Cold War, which seems to me to be the best kind of war, was still going strong. We even had a real life quote/unquote James… Read More
2011-12-31 18:12
Christmas had a high of 63 degrees. It was overcast; raining. New Year’s Eve. It’s 60 degrees; sunny with clear skies. It’s interesting when the weather doesn’t refle… Read More
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