Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 8
The infusion of moisture from the Gulf and the lingering effects of another humid and miserably hot day gave West … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 8
Category: Short Fiction
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 7
Late Monday afternoon, four days following a tropical depression that left South Louisiana soggy, sore and broken in a few … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 7
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 6
Chaos produces calm… in the midst of unbalance and confusion, outside and fringe elements seize on the distractions of the … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 6
Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 5
A late August tropical depression that had formed days earlier in the Bay of Campeche arrived in the grassy marsh … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 5
Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 4
Robert Kennedy wouldn’t let it go. Same for his brother John. At least that’s what every bookie, hustler, loan shark, … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 4
Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 3
The boss seemed to be in decent shape and not too weary considering what he had endured that spring. On … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 3
Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 2
A shrimp boat idled slowly up Bayou Teche, the captain navigating the dark waters without the aid of a spotlight. Barely visible, the craft’s running lights were dark, giving the appearance of a wandering ghost ship, without a living soul on board to reach its destination. The moonless night covered the slow path of the […]
Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 1
A shrimp boat idled slowly up Bayou Teche, the captain navigating the dark waters without the aid of a spotlight. … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 1
The Spirit of Patterson
High above the west bank of the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas, I strolled slowly down the red brick street, … Continue reading The Spirit of Patterson
She Doesn’t Mind at All
A piece of short fiction by Steve Achord. Continue reading She Doesn’t Mind at All
Pinball & Preachers 