First Night
They met on first night. Well no, it wasn’t really the first night, it was actually the first Friday in October. She remembered because her new town did things on…
The Story of Bess 6
Chapter 4 / Released Sarah, a kind, soft spoken, friendly woman with curly red hair walks through the door and they hand her my meds. “Unfortunately, the tumor was malignant.…
The Story of Bess 5
The sun wakes me early and I know I need to be on the move to avoid capture. What I don’t know is there are white trucks that drive around…
The Story of Bess 4
This takes place like clockwork, every six months. Each time, a few months later, I give birth to another dead, frail or deformed baby that will not thrive or is…
The Story of Bess 3
One afternoon, after I had given up all hope of ever leaving this truck alive, the man pulls into a bumpy driveway. I look out at a rundown house in…
The Story of Bess 2
We are to be loaded onto the truck in our cages – stacked 3 or 4 high – the next morning in preparation for the 3-hour drive to the auction.…
The Story of Bess
This is an excerpt from my new short story, The Story of Bess. It's about my sweet dog, who left me on December 13, 2017. I still miss her terribly.…
Welcome to Euphoria
The first thing you notice when you drive into town is a giant billboard that says, "Life is better with teeth." No I'm not making this up. I have pictures.…
The Ride
It was Monday morning about 10 minutes before the bell rang. The class had the sleepy silence appropriate for the time of day. I was opening my attendance files, wondering…