Recent story up at fictionaut:
Dock
I got to the dock late, Gil had already started fishing for the eels, slid crushed horseshoe crab over his thick, calloused thumb onto a rusty hook and I wasn’t hungry, who’s fishing for eels, anyway? I see Kern but Massy isn’t there, he’s had domestic troubles, spirits depleted and women lining up his stairs shouting—shouting ‘til truth is told. I can’t see so well, it’s getting dark and the reeds are tall here, willowy reeds that slap your face when you climb down with …
Recent story up at fictionaut:
Dock
I got to the dock late, Gil had already started fishing for the eels, slid crushed horseshoe crab over his thick, calloused thumb onto a rusty hook and I wasn’t hungry, who’s fishing for eels, anyway? I see Kern but Massy isn’t there, he’s had domestic troubles, spirits depleted and women lining up his stairs shouting—shouting ‘til truth is told. I can’t see so well, it’s getting dark and the reeds are tall here, willowy reeds that slap your face when you climb down with …