PinnedChristmas ShoppingLaura Mathis faces the first Christmas after her teenage daughter was killed by a drunk driver. From The One-Percenter, a dark tale of…Dec 28, 2020Dec 28, 2020
It was endlessThe drive there didn’t take long. He left the lights of the truckstop and crossed into the pitchblack paths of a Carter County night. On…Sep 29Sep 29
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Mickey Squire’s Last Fuckup (an excerpt)Mickey Squire is a nineteen-year-old high school senior. A lifelong fuckup in a small Tennessee town, he’s on track to finally…Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
Memories that Matter (an excerpt)In the Navy, “First Class” means someone at pay grade E-6, a leadership position more or less equivalent to middle-management.Aug 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021
B-Sides: Band Camp HeatstrokeI brought Brandon and Jake to my room, and the three of us crowded around the magazine.Feb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
rosesLost in the people sea, another boy gives the boy a bundle of roses and the boy doesn’t know what to do with them…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
sentimental shoesPicked up by the Wuhan police, the boy with blue eyes awaits his release.Jun 20, 2020Jun 20, 2020