a standalone short/excerpt from my completed but unpublished (and unedited) novel, Crooked

A cross-country travelogue featuring an old Audi and Nina Simone.

2 young friends state their cases for and against an afterlife.

A recently evicted man gets help on the street while waiting for the mail.

A 13-year-old girl runs an illegal gambling club overlooking the track.

A ne’er-do-well recovering from a disastrous life choice contemplates the nature of time.

A head-injury patient on a drug trial recovers lost memories as far back as his birth.

A young couple on vacation at the beach observe the quick friendship of a young boy and the couple’s dog.

A working class guy, invisible for years, gets the attention of one of his betters.

A once golden boy reflects on his life after a glory-robbing accident.

A drunken couple in a small town finally have enough of each other.

A first-generation American gets in touch with her heritage by devoting herself to her father’s profession.

an office party gets out of hand when highly-potent pot brownies accidentally get put on the buffet.

A once submissive dog learns to lead the pack when his alpha dies and his family adopts a puppy.

An office worker, trapped in a utility room over a long holiday, comes to grips with his ridiculous death.

A penniless hipster makes a new friend in a homeless mensch.

A lonely girl in the city is adopted as a project by her crazy, elderly neighbor.

Two women try to remain friends when their friend in common moves away.

A florist in a small town obsesses over a married couple who are regular customers.

A man stuck in his apartment recovering from an injury fends off the unsolicited help of an eccentric neighbor.

A man with narcolepsy tries to determine which of his dreams are helpful insights into his waking life.

Where there is love, there is hope. Where there is not love, there is pork.

A pastiche about the morning interaction between an estranged couple and their dog.

A young librarian muses about her love of books and how each thing she reads plays into the daily events of her life.

A man has an awakening and decides to sell everything and explore the unknown.