Family matters
Entering the restaurant I sensed the odor, tobacco smoke and olive oil, garlic and basil mingling with my fear. “Right through… he’s in his office,” the fedora-man hissed; pressing the […]
Entering the restaurant I sensed the odor, tobacco smoke and olive oil, garlic and basil mingling with my fear. “Right through… he’s in his office,” the fedora-man hissed; pressing the […]
Jed opened another beer for his brother Johnny tying an apron around the portion of his belly that once held his waist. “Barbecuing… that’s man’s work… ever since the caves, […]
Only the sky…. For years I haven’t seen anything else. Only the sky… rotting for twenty more years. Taking a plea deal instead of facing the jury of “peers” had […]
While checking in I confirmed down-payment in my Cayman-account. I’m ready, waiting for her signal. Target has changed clothes, shaved and bleached his hair, but my retina-implant face-recognition algorithm confirms […]
It should have been Eileen’s wedding — not her funeral. After the guests had left Roberto went up to her room starting the healing-process. The wedding dress still in its […]
Writing about living in two places (and times)
Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
practising for a whole life
haikai poetry matters
Running in the slow lane
The view from here ... Or here!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
chronicling my quarter life crisis