A compilation of stories selected from "Burning In The Heat and Other Stories," and "Funerals For Friends and Other Stories."

White Carnations

Funerals For Friends and Other Stories

Burning In The Heat and Other Stories

All they saw was the front passenger side window go down, and then Alton yelled, “Oh shit, gun!”

Anybody Seen Ray-Ray?

...a couple of uniformed guards and ushers parked themselves in our area, presumably to keep an eye on us. A bunch of people sitting a few rows below had complained that we were getting too rowdy, even by ballpark standards. 

Almost Perfect

"My first crush was a beautiful little blond girl named Rosalind who lived in the apartment three doors down on our floor.  We were no more than twelve years old and had no idea then how the world really worked." 

Time

"Like so many of the most foolish things young guys do, it started out as an attempt to impress the girls."

New Year's Eve 19--

"In those days, I carried a small paperback bible in my back pocket, and like everything else in my life, it was coming apart at the seams."

Michael Martin

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