“The reason life is so strange is that so often people have no choice.”
― William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow
Short Stories 1
The Dream of Bigger Things
Something is wrong in their marriage. Can he fix it with a gift?
The Opposite of Lovesick
Leon and Stacy meet at a high school speech tournament. He wants to get to know her better. Does she feel the same?
Winner of the 2016 Desi Writers Lounge International Short Story Contest
Silva's Home
Willy Boy and Sam are dead and she's all alone in a small Northern California town. Why stay?
There Are No Angels Singing
Dylan's mother is in hospice. She has specific final wishes. Will he follow them?
The Easy One
Jamie Joyner is the maid of honor at her gay ex-husband Trey's Las Vegas wedding. Getting through it may be harder than she thinks.
Snail Island
The ferry to Snail Island is stalled. Kay needs to get to her sister Char's birthday party. Will she make it?
Short Stories 2
Slope and Sine
Jim Muncie's wife wants him to retire, but he wants to keep working despite some health challenges. Then something happens that will affect him forever.
Lunch Breaks
Five characters, five lunches, five separate years, five locations. Do we eat to live or live to eat? Across the Margin.
Missed Exits - Flash Fiction
A family vacation goes up in flames.
Max, They
Her daughter is pregnant with Max. She's happy. Or is she?