The Babushka Society | Now Available!

The Babushka Society is now available! Baba Yaga menaced Russian children for generations, but what would happen if you ran into her in modern-day Russia? The Babushka Society is a demented magical-realism adventure set in the heart of Saint Petersburg, where two young men stumble across a babushka conspiracy, led by Russian fairytales’ stalwart character Baba Yaga, to take the country of Russia back from … Continue reading The Babushka Society | Now Available!

Flash-365December 4, 2018November 2, 20191 Comment

art, fiction

“Jump”

I’ve only been to New York City once. I drove in with my cousin. He lived in Brooklyn, working as a stunt double and he had my name. It was a lovely day. We got Creole food and took it up to the roof of his apartment complex. Down the street there was a party going on and people were shouting things like “Hey!” and … Continue reading “Jump”

Flash-365May 22, 2018May 22, 20184 Comments

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Doctors with Tiny Hands

“Do you need an English-speaking doctor?” the nurse asks N, in Russian. N looks to me. “Preferably,” I tell him. He tells the nurse. She directs us to wait. The waiting room is the size of a church; high ceilings and a lot of glass. “This is a nice hospital.” “Mm,” N says. We wait. In the ugly light of the hall I can see … Continue reading Doctors with Tiny Hands

Flash-365April 11, 201819 Comments

art, flash fiction

Oral Fix-Nation!

Every time I’ve tried to fall asleep for the past ten-or so years, I’ve spent the first twenty minutes–eyes closed–thinking the same thing; it takes the average person seven minutes to fall asleep. Next, I decide it’s time to quit smoking. This goes on for another fifteen or so minutes before I get too stressed-out and need a cigarette. Last night I sat up in … Continue reading Oral Fix-Nation!

Flash-365October 10, 2017November 3, 201715 Comments

art, flash fiction

Guys You Meet at the Bellagio Buffet

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Flash-365September 27, 2017November 7, 201724 Comments

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Oranges are Better in Spain

Hank and I walk down a street in Grenada with a group of twenty-somethings. “Woo-hoos” sound so much worse echoing off of two-hundred year old cobblestone, I think. “Woo-hoos sound so much–what?” Hank is looking at the road ahead. I follow his gaze, a man in a ski-mask is half-way out of a car window. Before anyone can react, he starts throwing. The group scatters … Continue reading Oranges are Better in Spain

Flash-365September 20, 2017April 22, 20188 Comments

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As Good a Time as Any

On the day immortality was invented, my grandfather threw himself off a fifteen story building. I was there, we all were there. Mom was crying. He sat on the edge off the roof. He gave us a long speech about life that I don’t remember much of. I do remember that mom was crying and at the end of his speech, she asked only, “why?” … Continue reading As Good a Time as Any

Flash-365September 18, 2017April 22, 201815 Comments

art, flash fiction

The Paris Test

We find a Vietnamese place between where I live and Q works. It’s fair since neither of us likes walking too far from where we need to be. “Why are we getting Vietnamese?” he asks. I shrug. “I wanted soup.” “We’re in Russia. They practically invented soup.” “Yeah,” I agree, “but,” I point to the bowl, “this is the only soup they won’t put mayonnaise … Continue reading The Paris Test

Flash-365September 15, 2017April 22, 201821 Comments

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A Slippery Slope

D and I sat on the couch binge-watching Sons of Anarchy. I looked over at the fridge. It sat, mocking. “Mehh!” I groaned, longingly, fingers outstretched toward the refrigerator. D nodded, sleepily. He batted the air in the direction of the fridge. “I think we deserve superpowers,” D decided. I curled up further into the corner of the couch. “Mhm.” “Because,” he continued, “we wouldn’t … Continue reading A Slippery Slope

Flash-365September 14, 2017April 22, 201815 Comments