short stories

Abounding in Songs

...he would float thoughtless, watching the luminescent bodies of comb jelly and vampire squid, the suckerfish feeding from his skin, a sensation of life. It was not to last.

The World of Robert Altman

In the late 1970s, after the successes of both M*A*S*H* and Nashville, Altman pursed more experimental (i.e., not as commercial) fare, like the hypnotizing 3 Women, the criminally underrated A Wedding, and the far-out Quintet, starring Paul Newman.

A Deep Melody of Night

Chrome impressions flashing across aerodynamic curvature, motion sweeping her way, a mechanized weight she could feel, deep in her blood. What a thrill.

Across the Llano

Within hours, Domingo called family, gathered neighbors, and commenced a search of the surrounding area. Across the llano, dry air carries the laughs of the wicked…

FRAGMENTS VOL. 3

“Zozobra” is the state in which we are not sure, if at any moment, catastrophe will overwhelm us or if we will be secure in the safety of asylum....” - Emilio Uranga, Analysis of Mexican Being

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The World of Robert Altman

A Deep Melody of Night

Across the Llano

FRAGMENTS VOL. 3