Tag Archives: LITERATURE

Shining the Shoes of the Shoeshine Man

Shining the Shoes of the Shoeshine Man

CREATIVE NONFICTION by

I am a fool and would prefer to remain one. It beats the alternative. more

Higher Ground

Higher Ground

FICTION by

For two weeks last fall, my friend Deno and I went into business together as snake removers. The reptiles had been flooded out of their normal recluses in the swamps and woods surrounding Meridian, and they had invaded people’s homes and gardens. Normally, I worked as a landscaper, HVAC repairman, and the odd handy man,more

On Subtraction and Rereading

On Subtraction and Rereading

CREATIVE NONFICTION by

“I was being trained like the masters of old. They did not generally have large libraries. They often had only six or seven books and from these books they learned their craftmore