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AMBULANCE: a short story. Part 3.
Posted on August 18, 2011 | 2 CommentsA slender woman knelt beside me. Usually a civilian comes up to me at a scene saying he’s a volunteer medic out of Blanco County and I say, “Thanks, move... -
AMBULANCE: a short story. Part 2.
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AMBULANCE: a short story. Part 1.
Posted on August 16, 2011 | No CommentsMy next shift, the first run we made was to a residence. The house wasn’t too small, but it was old, the way houses start to look when there isn’t anyone doing a damn thing to take care of them. The firefighters had arrived first– they always do –and had broken down the door.
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No Innocent Man (Part 3): Femme Noir Fiction
Posted on January 31, 2011 | 1 CommentOn the tube, a too-handsome kid with a mic in his face was saying, “I think Mason is the smoothest rider in freestyle. I think his grabs are his strong... -
No Innocent Man (Part 2): Femme Noir Fiction
Posted on January 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe model had disappeared into the bathroom with her bags of panties and pushup bras and five-inch heels. He liked his models with a little meat on them, but it took careful arranging to make things smooth. He could see why the fashion ran towards rail thin. With a skeleton, you never had to worry about a sexy swell of flesh bulging against a garter, messing up the clean lines of a shot. But he enjoyed the challenge. -
No Innocent Man: Femme Noir Fiction (Part 1)
Posted on January 27, 2011 | 1 CommentThe bullet hit Mr. Natz in the center of his chest. Gorgeous and Thompson caught the well-dressed Natz as he fell, pushing him backwards into the open trunk of the Lincoln, already lined with plastic. Gorgeous had to give Natz’s inflexible legs a shove to double them back onto his chest. A gurgle came from inside the trunk as Roxy tucked the revolver into the waistband of her swing costume. With the gun tight against the small of her back, she stepped forward to slam the trunk closed, giving its shiny metal surface an affectionate pat before turning on her heels. -
On Writing: The Hunchers, the Librarians and War
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsThe enduring conceptions of what we nowadays call the “writing process” come from two camps: the Ugly Hunchers and the Mincing Librarians. Hunchers are characterized not only by their grotesque... -
My Morning Light: a short story about Paris & Revenge. Part 4.
Posted on September 3, 2010 | 2 CommentsAfter almost fifty years of marriage, I didn’t even leave a casserole for Sterling in the freezer, just a note, that’s all. I took family photos with me, but none... -
My Morning Light: A Short Story about Paris & Revenge. Part 3.
Posted on August 30, 2010 | 1 CommentSterling’s body seemed to get stronger and stronger as if to mock my own. But I was the one to prompt him about a hunting trip he’d planned with his... -
My Morning Light: a short story about Paris and Revenge. Part 2.
Posted on August 22, 2010 | No CommentsWhen Ethel and I were girls, our parents always dressed us in matching clothes and gave us matching toys. For our birthday one year–we must’ve been seven or eight–my Grandmother Adeline gave Ethel a yellow ribbon and me a pink one. It was the first time that I could remember being given something that was a little bit different than Ethel’s and I was delighted.