writing

  • The Prelude

    Originally Written August 2024 The boy’s face was buried in the hough of his mother’s leg, and no matter how gentle her pleas, he could not be coaxed to turn around. The curtains were drawn and the afternoon showers had passed to only a drizzle over the cobblestone. A toasting humidity wiped ]the room. Raymond’s…

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  • Quilts

    Quilts

    Originally written December 2025 The Simmons family were a detached and solitary bunch and the town of Hawborne preserved the two best of them. To Maudie Simmons nothing proclaimed Home Sweet Home more than a hand-stitched quilt. On the brief, and unsubstantial, visits of Thanksgiving, Christmas and the occasional Easter, when the Simmons Dozen would…

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  • A Little Extra Twang

    A Little Extra Twang

    Went down to Tin Pan Alley  See what was goin’ on Things was too hot down there Couldn’t stay very long                              -Stevie Ray Vaughan  Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord…                 -Leonard Cohen  Me and the Devil Was walkin’ side by side                             -Robert Johnson A Little Extra Twang Originally Written August 2023 That Carson…

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  • Apocalypse, Mon Amore

    Apocalypse, Mon Amore

    Originally Written April, 2024 Jim pulled the Chevy along one of the shut off pumps outside the Quick Fill and told Macy to wait in the truck, he’d be back in just a sec. He left the Chevy purring and when he opened the door the hinges gave such a startling shriek that his heart…

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