A Need to ScreamThe Author is dragged into the street. For “Blasphemie!” the police scream even though freedom of speech is still very much intact. At…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
When Lightning Strikes TwiceOne Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi, four — thunder confirms the storm is closer than before. My wife and I, estranged as…Nov 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020
New NeighborsAndrew has his hands full (with a large cardboard box wrapped in duct tape and THIS WAY UP arrows, the word Kitchen written on one side…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Beyond the BarnThe farmer had been in bed no more than an hour at most when the sound of whooping laughter — faint yet unmistakable — roused him from a…Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
Love Letters & Death ThreatsWhen I got the job as a copywriter for a fortune cookie company I had no idea it would lead to this. At first it just seemed like an easy…Aug 2, 2020Aug 2, 2020