Missing Piece
A light February snow fell, adding a fresh layer of white over the dead grass of the quad and the dull gray peaks of snowbanks pushed up by plows. From his vantage point on the back staircase of his dorm, Robbie looked out towards the mountains...
Sleep Talk Love Affair
It had been a long week, in a long month, in a long school year. She wasn't sure how she'd managed to survive it, but somehow Lisa was still standing. The worst of the school year was over. Just a final week of bullshit with the kids, and then she was...
One Morning
A ray of sunlight peeks in through the curtains, rousing me from sleep. My body aches, and I have a killer headache. But it shouldn't be that bad. I open my eyes, expecting to see the beautiful girl I met last night at the bar, but instead all I see is...
Their Chasm
So this was it. That fateful spot where his partner had last been seen. Chance looked down into the chasm. It was hard to judge its depth from the top. He knew how to calculate it, certainly. One doesn't teach physics for twenty years without learning...
Friends Old and New
A warm late spring breeze teased the curtain, flowing across the border collie's chest. Summer was soon to arrive, his last summer before finishing college, and his mind was afire. It had been a little over twelve years since that fateful night that...
Chief of the Pack
Island life held a charm and appeal that an old wolf like Chief just couldn't pass up. Days lazing on the beach and nights lounging in his house listening to rock music? It sounded like paradise! A fresh spring pepped his step as Chief moved his...
Finality
October in the city. The few trees Malcolm could see from the window had shed most of their leaves, though some orange and brown stragglers remained. How he longed to be out there, for one more chance to feel the breeze through what remained of his...
Fatherhood, Interrupted
"No!" Roger groaned. So far, today had been a complete disaster. He was trying to have a fun day with his girlfriend's daughter, Olivia, but the kitten was determined to hate everything about it. The new dress he'd bought her, which Cindy insisted...
Pheonix
Oh the lives I tried to live Trying on identities To find the one that fit for me; But many did not, and still don't And each me that fails the test Must come to its own end. I thought I had a boyfriend Who loved me fair and true. He seemed so...
Need to Stop
"I used to be somebody once, goddammit." The reflection in the mirror stares back, a prettied-up rabbit who I barely recognize as myself. It looks unconvinced. And who the fuck am I kidding? An adjunct creative writing professor at a community...
Cheyenne Express
The engine grumbled as the big rig rolled onto the freeway off ramp. It was still a long way to Cheyenne, but Gus was making good time. He could afford a quick stop. And more importantly, he needed coffee. He'd driven this stretch of I-80 more times...
Fatherhood, Resurrected
Another boring day at work. For the third time that month, Roger found himself dealing with the same bug ticket in their system. Every fix he had tried had seemed to work for a while, but then the same damned bug reared its head again, and he was...