Cut off
I got a haircut not too long ago, and not for the first time I looked at my hairline and wondered if I might go bald someday. My dad hadn’t lost his hair by...
This is only a test
Hello, all. It’s been a while, ain’t it? Well, life, a new job, and general laziness have kept me busy and/or staring blankly on the couch, so there you go....
Flesh of my flesh
Or, cannibals aren't invited to parties because they've got no taste
Why bother?
The comforting lure of just giving up
The Return of Captain Cosmos
Or how I ended up writing some weird sci-fi
Social media, a knife, and no editor
Also, I'm in El Paso but that's not really relevant
Permanents and impermanence
A short story about long hair
Evil flute stuff
Oh, hey there. Did you know it's been so long since I've written one of these things that not only did I forget the password, I totally forgot it had it's...
Lights in the darkness
Once, when I was a kid, I looked up into the night sky.I don't remember how old I was — maybe 10 or 11 — and I don't remember exactly where I was; sometimes...
024 — That Old Black Magic
Outside, it's raining. It's been raining since late this morning, ranging from a whispering drizzle of mist to a belligerent thwack of cold and fast-moving...
020 — Spider Man
I've got beef with a spider.Normally, I'm totally cool with spiders. I think they're amazing creatures, I'm beguiled by the myths and folklore that's sprung...
019 — Butterflies and shovels
I was four years old when I learned cruelty.It was late Easter morning, and my younger sister and I were playing under the bright desert sky in my...
017 — A Cloud Over El Paso
Right now, we don't know anything.As I write this, the news is still coming out of El Paso, where there's been a mass shooting at one of the busiest malls in...
016 — Soft Purring in the Dark of Night
Yesterday I huffed up the stairs, lugging a 20-pound sack of kitty litter to our second-floor apartment. It was something I hadn't done in about four...
014 — Slow Boat to Xochimilco
In a few days, I'll be on a plane headed toward Mexico City.It's one of my favorite cities to visit, and a place I recommend everyone see at least once. It's...
012 — Messages in a Bottle
I've never been drunk. I've never been high.It's not as if I never had the opportunity. I grew up in an era when uncles and older cousins would sneak sips of...