The Geecologist

Damned If I Do

Damned If I Do

Feb 4, 2023 | Fiction | 0 comments

The Appropriation of Cultures “What in the world do you need a truck for?” Sarah asked. She stepped over to the counter and poured herself another cup of coffee, then sat back down at the table with Daniel. “I’m not buying the truck. Well, I am buying a truck, but...
The Trees

The Trees

Sep 17, 2022 | Fiction | 0 comments

Granny C always looked a little sad. And why not? Wheat was her son. Charlene hated the woman nearly as much as she hated Wheat, but never showed it; she was an old woman, and in the South you respect your elders. Her four grandchildren, three years to ten, looked...
The Madonna of the Sea

The Madonna of the Sea

Jan 30, 2021 | Fiction, Short Stories

There is a Madonna at the bottom of the crystalline waters off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, standing guard near a gap where two rocks curve in an unfinished embrace. Dead leaves and fish float above her like drifting feathers, shimmering in the swatch of sunlight...
Dark Star Safari

Dark Star Safari

Jan 13, 2013 | Non-Fiction, Travel | 3 comments

I got a glimpse of two men in dusty robes, their faces hidden by bands of cloth, standing in the road, with rifles held upright, firing into the air. Two things happened then. First, and startlingly, the man crouched beside me – a soldier – lifted his...