Works of Fiction

The Gift

Shopping for my dad was never easy, in many respects. When he was a boy, rather than making a Christmas wish list, he started making lists of gifts he didn’t want…

The Only Places You’ll Go

My first travel guide article was for Texas Monthly. I did five hundred words on “Things to do in Amarillo on your way to Colorado…”

The Sprinklers

“Good afternoon,” Jaime shouted into the phone. “Yeah, hi, I’m planning to install a sprinkler system, so I’m just calling to see if there is anything I need to do before I start digging,” the man on the phone explained…