Short Stories and Essays
Here are some short stories and essays that I have done over the years. Some successful, some not so. But they are a part of who I am as a writer, and having recently rediscovered the craft, are going to be a bigger part of my future as a writer.
I hope you enjoy them.
“Super Heroes”
I wrote this short story while a student; it ended up winning the San Francisco Bay Guardian’s Fiction Contest that year. A succinct, honest story about two people with AIDS and the rapprochement that settles between them…
“Stealing Fire From The Gods”
The story I submitted to the Guardian contest the next year, dealing with the homeless, the power struggle between the individuals in the community and how art and literacy can set one free…
“Essay: St Petersburg Times”
This is the essay that almost got me kicked out of the Air Force. Who knew everything you wrote for publication had to be approved by the government? A small version of war and peace…