Pop.1280 by Jim Thompson 8 min @ my desk I knew from the first time I saw that boy with his sister he was wicked. She was axin’ him to get inside and fetch water for the bird on account of it flying into the window. He stuck his lip Read more
Sutton by J.R Moehringer 8 min @ my desk When I was little I could talk to fairies and other spirits. And then they shunned me. It wasn’t my fault. I tried to tell them I didn’t even ask for the book. It was my sixth birthday and Aunt Sylvia turned Read more
The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins 8 min @ my desk, Toronto, ON He is doing it again. And he is getting away with it, again. Just because he has that big rich voice equal parts molasses and honey, people lap up whatever he says. I hate these faculty/student evenings Read more
Lincoln by Gore Vidal 8min @ LaGuardia Airport, November 2 2012 It is a hard name to live with. It is hard to be the man at fourteen. So much resting on such slight shoulders. He was waiting for his growth spurt. His father had been a tall man – Read more
overheard on the Q60 8 min @ the midtown Hilton, NYC November 1 2012 She is the queen of 60. She reigns the only Queens bus that takes you all the way to Manhattan. She’s actually 55. No sleuthing necessary as she grills the young South Asian on her way Read more
The White Witch of Rosehall by H.G. de LIsser 8 min Oct. 29/12 in Aunty’s kitchen, Jamaica Queens Dangerous beauty was a drug he couldn’t resist. True he’d had a lot of wives and mistresses, even a few mistresses who were other people’s wives. But she was different. He knew Read more
Just Kids by Patti Smith 8 min in Central Park, NYC Shut up, shut up, shut up. Shut. Up. Too late, I can see the hurt before I’ve even shut my mouth. Even though your eyes are unflinching, it’s like looking at a fresh wound as life oozes out. I Read more
by Pema Chodron 8 min @ the Pick Me Up Cafe, L.E.S. Lena loved a good sale. What made a sale good? Start with a few simple words; closing, sample, up to 75% off. That was a good start. Lena hyperventilated thinking about the coup she made at the outlet Read more