Short Fiction – The Barula Ching

Short Fiction – The Barula Ching

 The bar is very narrow.  There are stools to the left alongside the bar as you walk in and one long line of tables with chairs on the right.  At the end a bathroom and a door that leads outside.Randall sits by the back door.  It’s quiet there, a good place to write. ...
Short Fiction – Ménage à Trois

Short Fiction – Ménage à Trois

Donald sat in the back seat of the car wrapped in a blanket to keep warm.  The blanket was dark brown with red stripes that made little squares.  He heard his father and George talking in the front seat but couldn’t see them.   Ida, George’s wife, sat next to Donald....
Short Fiction:  Madge

Short Fiction: Madge

  Madge and Walter.  They lived in an apartment close to the office.  I’d see them walking sometimes, Madge sprinting out in front at a furious pace.  Walter following behind tangled up with Junior, their slobbering Basset Hound.   Walter was a heart attack...
Short Fiction: Bailey

Short Fiction: Bailey

  1. A quarter to five in the morning.  The streets were barren.  The summer heat, lingering all night, oozed from the black asphalt.  The moon, luminous and full, dominated the sky.  The stars were fading.  Bailey locked the door of his small apartment.  He lit...
Short Fiction: Garcia Garcia

Short Fiction: Garcia Garcia

The parakeets are frantically chirping out on the patio, their little bodies pumping like beating hearts.  They seem to know when the weather is going to change and they are demanding to be moved to a place under the eves where they will be safe from the rain.  It...