I know I can get better if I want to. Everybody can get better if they want to. At the Duck Thru the black ladies are talking ‘bout the Bradley man that used to be sheriff in Halifax County. He killed himself yesterday. Melissa’s rescue squad was called out to it. They say he… more
Tag Archives: fatherhood
One Hundred Twenty Sunny Nights
FICTION by Justin HerrmannBefore I left Illinois, I told Julie I needed to do this once, meaning Antarctica, not adultery. More and more I don’t know what I want in this world.… more
Peter
FICTION by Rob RoenschI don’t believe what they said happened in that Burger King, in that motel room. Whatever was, there must have been a moment when a word, a breath’s work, would have mattered.… more
Learning the Pig
FICTION by Martin Reed“He twisted and rolled the pebble between his fingers, staring straight ahead at the black pig, lying tied to a post sunk in bone grey dirt in the middle of the field… more
I Have Always Been Here Before
FICTION by Joey R. Poole“I am scared that some government agency is going to come take the baby away from me. He is not, after all, mine… more
Get a Grip on Yourself
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Christopher Evans“I grab the stack of mags and settle into the chair, immediately trying not to think about how many other bare asses have sweated in it… more
