by aaron | Sep 30, 2008 | blog
As I prepare for my departure from Tunisia this Thursday (2 October), I’ve thrown together a couple reflections, in sum and whatnot of my travels so far in this tiny North African country. Tunisia has been a rough go. I speak in euphemisms, and will not dwell at...
by aaron | Sep 29, 2008 | blog
I returned to Sousse this afternoon: I needed to escape the little town where I’d been staying, and I wanted to do some further exploring as well. I had read about some catacombs just outside the Medina, and I was terribly proud of myself after eventually...
by aaron | Sep 26, 2008 | fiction
I wrote this story in the fall of 2007. I can’t recall the exact inspiration for this story, and as no one but me really cares about this detail luckily the reader’s sleep won’t be disturbed by this glaring lack of information. In writing this I was...
by aaron | Sep 26, 2008 | fiction
This story was also written in the fall of 2007. It went through multiple permutations before arriving at its present state, and while it could arguably benefit from greater attention (or a permanent housing in the trash bin), there comes a point at which I simply...
by aaron | Sep 26, 2008 | fiction
The God of Three Aunts is a little tale I wrote in the fall of 2007. At the time I’d been reading a lot of short stories by Gary Lutz, which may or may not be a good thing for me—such judgments can be left to you the reader. For those of you who don’t...