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  • Tears for the Past and Future

    To me, it felt like a strange question to ask, given we’d only known each other a couple of hours. “Do you spend more time thinking about the past or the future?” It came at a reasonable point in the morning’s work, a pause as a truck load of logs headed off down the gravel…

  • VP

    VP

    VP is a short story I wrote in January 2020. It was first published in August 2022 by CafeLitMagazine. The opening paragraphs are below, and you can visit the CafeLitMagazine website to read the full story. *** When you tell someone you’re a Vice President, they usually ask one of two things. ‘What’s that?’ or…

  • Buried

    Buried

    Buried is a short story I wrote at the end of 2020. It was first published in March 2021 by CafeLitMagazine. The opening paragraphs are below, and you can visit the CafeLitMagazine website to read the full story. *** Some people have happy memories of school, forever wishing they could return to those carefree times.…