Family

The Last Match

“What does it feel like to know you’re dying?” A short story that serves as a pointed reminder to…

Five Meaningless Words

A father’s hidden past, a mother’s broken spirit, and a dutiful son’s endeavor to do what is right by…

A Winter’s Tale

A personal essay in which the ancestor of a German soldier during World War II yearns to come to…

Papa

A work of fiction, centered on a family at the fringes of American society desperately clinging to a lower…

Graham Gets It

Who do those who comfort others turn to for solace? A short story featuring a reassuring preacher, well-versed in the…

Pitter-Patter

“When he stopped answering to his name altogether, and just stared blankly, she knew something was deeply wrong.” A stirring…

Daniel

A desperate response to the devastating loss of a child, where a masterfully designed imitation has been crafted to fill…

Let Your Hair Down

When a kindly witch offers a pregnant woman a solution to her distress, what is born (and raised) is…

Fast Car

Trapped in a dead end beach town, and within an “anomaly of a family,” a dreamer — inspired by…