Damian aka Herbert Leslie Glickman

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And then the wall between tangible truth and fantasy blurs. Characters I write about pierce the veil and traverse the haze. There is more to the amputated finger found in an abandoned Escalade.Continue Reading

Monument Avenue Mansion

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The sun rises for the living. It never sets for the dead. And the beat goes on for those left behind. Death, though, punches a hole in the fabric. There is an empty place where Charlie (Charles Harrington, 34) used to be. He didn’t own much. He didn’t leave aContinue Reading

an angel in shinseki Highway 95

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Things happen on Highway 95. It’s a lonely road where losing things isn’t hard. Charlie’s been down Highway 95 a time or two. Charlie hates conflict. When he feels it coming on his face squirms like a toddler with a dirty diaper. So he can be cajoled into helping beyondContinue Reading

Irredeemable Cover

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For the three sisters, Ophie, Inger, and Neesha, Charlie is irredeemable. He will never be forgiven. That Charlie is likely a baby Daddy to Neesha makes no never mind. She blames Charlie for everything wrong in her life. Charlie is innately racist to his dark core. Yes, the three womenContinue Reading

Special Price Just For You

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It’s a trope, “special price just for you.” It means you are about to pay too much for junk. Neesha’s brother had a line on a Nissan Frontier. He was going to buy it and drive it to the farm. All good, right? Nah. Maybe other writers can get paidContinue Reading

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The fashy world of black block and a polite arrest record of protests is folly for a family trying to stay afloat in the coal hills of Wise County, VA. Neesha has deep hillbilly girl roots. She’s from the same southwestern corner of Virginia that Charlie’s kin are from. Charlie,Continue Reading

Come to Papa

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That Come to Papa moment. Yes, I know, it’s “Come to Jesus” but some of my readers flop into convulsions on the mention of Him. Papa is a nephew of Ojiisan. His English name is William (Bill). Bill is inside on card counting charges. Ojiisan is upset so Bill getsContinue Reading

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Most of us know when we have lost. And when we have found a boundary that is crossed, will not go well. AntiGa is not most of us. AntiGa is AntiAll. They are agin it. Agin what? Everything. Nothing is good. Everything is bad because of a short list ofContinue Reading

Buffet at Wynn The Debrief

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I said Sal would give the debrief. So here we go. To recap, it’s a month or so after Sal and his family executed their escape plan from PUDFARB. They are in Paradise Valley, NV at the casino. It is Sunday. Sal and his family are eating breakfast in theContinue Reading