Billy was not as old as he looked. Torn down as he was by hard and foolish living, Billy was young in his mind, enough so anyway to suck in the gut and flirt with girls too pretty and far to put together for an sad old clown like Billy. Ah. Poor old Bill gave [...]

They called him an American Patriot. Back in the 1700s, it was a title that meant serious business. People who wanted to be counted as a patriot put their lives on the line for an idea no one knew would be any better than the established British rule. Or even if it would work. For [...]

The sun hit asphalt and made it sizzle. I can see the waves of heat coming up off the road, I can feel it seeping through my boots and baking my body up through my toes. Damn thing always seems straight up over me anyway. I must be stupid to be out here. Dumb. Why [...]

Long ago I carried a case of wine from South Africa to America. No one checked it, no one stopped me. All the way from Capetown to Atlanta to LA, I carried that case on a bag strapped to porto wheels. It was good wine, too – glad I did it, though by the time [...]

Learned something new today: I am a talking head. That’s right. I who have spent 25 years writing have been tossed onto the vacuous nincompoop heap, an empty brain with chattering gums, spouting off and doing a little dance for the amusement of others. Pull a chord and watch me go – wheeee! I Am [...]