“Once omnipotent in our relationship, my father now felt like all he could do for his son was feed him… more
Tag Archives: Fathers
Half a Man to Bury
FICTION by Mike Anderson Campbell“Uncle Bill got his legs bit off by a shark and died before his body was brought to shore. You might have seen it in the news… more
The BULL Interview: Allan Gurganus
BULL Interview by Jarrett HaleyA piece of the full interview in BULL #3 – Gurganus on fathers, sons, and the Olympic relay that is the fallen world… more
Fit
FICTION by James Tadd Adcox“The world consists, as far as the son can tell, with things he can and things he cannot fit into his mouth. The son will grow up, and eventually stop putting things in his mouth, but the attitude will remain essentially unchanged… more
BULLshot: Alan Stewart Carl
GENRE NON-BINARY by Jarrett HaleyIn a special question from BULL’s Luna Park interview, the author of “What Our Fathers Knew” stabs at the conflicted psychology at work in the new generation of fathers… more
What Our Fathers Knew
FICTION by Alan Stewart Carl“We think about our wives, our children, think about our fathers: they would have known how to make a loser laugh, how to get a winner to pay.… more
BULLshot: James Tadd Adcox
GENRE NON-BINARY by Pete WitteThe author of “Fit” on how, despite genetic tendencies, he isn’t graying… more
BULLshot: Robert Scotellaro
GENRE NON-BINARY by Pete WitteThe author of “Sweet Tooth” on sentimentality, and dead frogs… more
The Convalescent
FICTION by Joseph Winter“He unbuttoned the front of his shirt, revealing a livid seam that ran ten inches straight down his chest… more
The Dark Is What
FICTION by Jensen Beach“My son was not pleased, but I reminded him that nothing can last, which is both good and bad because it means you will never feel anything for very long… more
