Ten paces away, a buck tests the wind at the creek’s edge. Its antlers are a heavy crown […]
North Dakota / 1883 Papa had been right, damn his puny parched heart. Phillip hadn’t the stones to […]
Nights like this, when autumn’s stained-glass skies blow jagged kisses, death comes sweet as candy and cruel as […]
“Just between us,” Rosa said, kicking off his shoes, “I never put much stock in fairy tales.” Evan […]
Lou wheeled into the bathroom and pinned Mack to the counter. “Woman, what’s with the Santa suit hanging […]
Not unusual to get thrown by a new horse. Common sense to get back up on it. Best […]
I was fifteen when the apocalypse blew up half the town, including the Five And Dime, with my […]
They say you reap what you sow, but that’s a crock. I worked two jobs to put him […]
Above him, the undulating sails croon their canvas chorus, the tune as low and rough as the barometric […]