Project Inversion

I wrote Project Inversion in the winter of 2009.  I had been watching birds through binoculars at a friend’s father’s house when the idea for the story started to germinate.  Kindly enough said friend loaned me said binoculars, and I spent not...

Mystery Masters

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...

A Glass of Milk for the Fire

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...

The God of Three Aunts

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...

True and Total Happiness

True and Total Happiness is a short story I wrote in the fall of 2007. At the time I’d been reading a lot of short stories by Donald Barthelme and thinking about things, which is what writers seem to do with large portions of their time. I make reference to...