“Sloppy luck.” It’s when fortune saves an individual from a terrible fate, only to make surviving it almost as bad. Like a young man emerging alive from an almost certainly fatal auto accident, only to find his closest friend dead at the scene, and himself facing a prison sentence for his negligence. Palmer Cray believes […]
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Lou Lou Holman, a bitter, chain-smoking, miserly café owner keels over in her own office. Many who knew her think the world is better off without her. But the police suspect foul play, and one of the suspects is Amy Flowers, a soon-to-be ex-employee and competitor of Lou Lou. If she is ever going to
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Lord loves a truckerI have luck with my pickupPick ’em up real good PHOTO: by Davis Falk, Mission Beach, CA, c.1992
Pick ‘Em Up Truck Luck Haiku Read More »
When in the course of a boy’s life it becomes necessary to encounter an adult version of integrity or the lack thereof, said boy is nearly always at a disadvantage. None of the teachers, parents, or pastors he has had in his life can anticipate such a thing, or if they can, they
Little Boy, Big Girl, Gray World: A Review of William Faulkner’s The Reivers Read More »
I am proud to announce the release of my new short story The Spaceport Was Empty, now available for immediate download or online viewing at Amazon.com. Sis is a nine-year-old girl. She is going on a journey with her mother, brother Sim and Old Dev. It starts out as a routine trip to Louisville but
Release Announcement: New eBook The Spaceport Was Empty Comes Out Today! Read More »
I am preparing my next eBook for publication and I wanted to give you a preview of it. Here is a sneak peek of this short story. It is my first attempt at Southern literary style. It is told from the point of view of a nine-year-old girl and is suitable for anyone aged 9
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Ever try to find a needle in a haystack? Of course you haven’t. Me neither. The idea is preposterous. No one would do that. Stupid question, sorry I asked it. How about this one: Have you ever tried to find out something about John Smith in an internet search? Google returns seventeen million results. Bing returns
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Barn Burning is a forty-minute television adaptation of William Faulkner’s 1939 story by the same name. It was broadcast in 1980, and stars Tommy Lee Jones as Abner “Abe” Snopes. Jimmy Faulkner, nephew of the author, also appeared as Major de Spain in this, his only acting role. The house used in the film as Major
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