Film School Planet
The phantom trapped inside appeared before the critic on his couch and offered him the customary three wishes.
Flash Fiction
Richard Zenith
I’d stolen it accidentally when I lived across from LA City College from in front of an ostentatious antiques store two blocks from my studio, a dingy shop I supposed was in foreclosure but was actually holding an outdoor sale.
Casualties of War
For the rest of his life, he’ll tell people this was the first Super Bowl he remembers.
Blood
The dog knows to curl up behind a chair or slip under the bed. But the man and the bag fill the space between the dog and chair.
Hungry Ghosts
This year a group of teenagers has joined in the occasion, a mix of locals and foreigners. They parade amongst the younger children wearing lurid rubber masks: lolling tongues and murderous grins.
Sunset Point
She climbed onto the back of one, shouting something about becoming a “spring break legend.”
Sweet Paradise
I’ve never felt so emotionally close to an ice-cream. This remarkable feat from a loaded cone demanded my respect. Reaching out, my finger touched the melting solution that had crossed its great divide.