May 30, 2026 | Lies, Truth & Lies |
When the room was entirely full, the newcomers overflowed into the hallway, then into the stairwell, then down onto the ground floor and, when the whole house was full, into the yard, and even into the yard next door, where, as they stood unseen among the wedding...
Apr 25, 2026 | Lies, Truth & Lies |
That dope, what crap, he thought angrily. What did that frog know about it? Had Pierre here ever roustabouted in heat over a hundred under Gleb damn Neeling? Who’d give a guy a stout poke in the ribs with a wrench because some minor safety protocol had been (briefly)...
May 15, 2021 | Essays, Truth, Truth & Lies |
Down through the ages, a traditional form has evolved for this type of speech, which is: Some old fart, his best years behind him, who, over the course of his life, has made a series of dreadful mistakes (that would be me), gives heartfelt advice to a group of...
May 5, 2018 | Lies, Truth & Lies |
Suddenly Mr. Bevins did not look well. His flesh was thin as parchment. Tremors ran through his body. hans vollman So many memories were flooding back. I recalled a certain morning. The morning of my— The morning that I— I had seen Gilbert. At the baker’s. Yes. Yes I...
Mar 24, 2018 | Lies, Short Stories, Truth & Lies |
HomeComing up Gleason, I had that feeling. My hands and feet didn’t know exactly what they wanted, but they were trending toward: push past whatever/whoever blocks you, get inside, start wrecking shit by throwing it around, shout out whatever’s in your mind, see what...