The Joker
Two guys walk into a bar; the third one ducks.
Melancholy
For the Love of a Dragon
She’s a smoke show.
Mitzy and the Butterfly
And as quickly begun, it was finished.
Love Potion Number 11
The world stuttered in a queer slant as I sat up.
Haley’s Tree
A dense bluff of silver maples grew behind our house.
Six Minutes
That’s how long it takes us to realize the Sun has gone dark.
I Shovel Dirt
I shovel dirt into the hole and my face breaks into a sweat despite the cool night air.
Compassion
Eunice set the picture of their Caribbean vacation on the side table as quietly as she could, trying not to wake him.
Twenty-Three Years In
It’s late at night and we lie in bed
Sunset Heat
I put the rest of the tools in the trunk and wheeled it over to the tie-downs.
Cruising
Late at night she walks the scene alone
An Ending.
Without a single glimpse back, David quietly closed the door and walked down the sidewalk and out of her life.