Once every seven minutes. This probably has as little to do with reality as the myth about males and every seven seconds, but there it is. That’s how […]
Hubris and Catholic Schools (crossposted)
[Crossposted to my dayton-specific blog, Polishing the Gem City with a Dirty T-shirt.] I’ve been trying to find a way to share this with you for the last […]
Pencil Richard
“You’re holding your dick in your hand.” At least, I think that’s what the bullies said to my son. His recollection is a little fragmented, a little embarrassed. […]
End of Night – A Flash Fiction
You stand outside, watching the sun rise. It’s early enough that the neighborhood hasn’t started to wake; only a few birds sing welcome. I join you, coming through […]
A Class Divided
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/etc/view.html This is one of the most requested programs in FRONTLINE’s history. It is about an Iowa schoolteacher who, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered […]
Scented Letters in the Sand – A Flash Fiction
He remembered her taste. Vanilla, mostly, with a little hint of cinnamon. It was in – no, it was her lips, her tongue, her skin. At Basic training, […]