Ripe
My loneliness had reached a point where I no longer acknowledged…
Empty As A Pillowcase
I had known women who wanted children, who had spooked me. One…
Rooster May Crow
The impulse hit me like remembering something you forgot when…
The Next Breath
Once, in the sixth or seventh grade, my father took me to a high…
Center of the Heavens
All I wanted in high school was a date with Francine Little,…
Stealing With Both Eyes
We started playing poker in the private chambers of a legendary…
Barrel of Grunts
We started playing poker in the eighth grade. All things to do…
Summer Hustle On the Boulevard of Greedy Dreams
Child labor laws did not apply in my hometown. The young, and…
Sartorial Satire at the Beach: Gene Todd’s Pool Room
Dino didn’t compromise fashion for the pool room.
Grown men…
Plumage and Perfume
Somewhere in the genetic code for human male behavior, there…
Granddaddy Grandeur
My grandfather came to Myrtle Beach in 1902. First hand, I don’t…
The Measure of Wealth
In my hometown, real estate is the only wealth proper to a man.…