“Avalanche” (a short story)
This story was first published in “Void Magazine,” now defunct. Avalanche The evening before I left for Switzerland my old man phoned to say have a good trip, and also that I should watch out for avalanches, of which there had been a record number that year. “Probably due to global warming,” I suggested. Teasingly. [...]
“My Dining Room Table” (a short story)
This story was first published in “The Journal” (of Ohio State University). My Dining Room Table One reason I’ve resisted getting a dining room table is the suspicion that the kids have it all worked out, twenty moves in advance, and a dining room table will be not just a place to eat, play cards [...]
“Half Cheese, Half Hawaiian” (a short story)
“The usual, Dimitri. I meant to call ahead but the day kinda got away from me.” “Half cheese, half Hawaiian. No problem, Miss Rose. Be fifteen twenty minutes only. You wanna wait, or you coming back?” # # # You can sit here if you like. I don’t need a whole booth. Thank [...]