Looks about right for the story Word count 541 Bill Tope and Doug Hawley Asha sashayed across the London tavern floor, looking every bit the exotic, strikingly beautiful Indian ex-pat. As she walked, men turned on their barstools to regard her, thinking, I'd like some … Continue reading Asha
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Bigger than a bread box, older than the end of WWII.
It’s All Over Now
Game over Word count 101 IT’S ALL OVER NOW I was watching some sitcom when the program was interrupted by “Asteroid to collide with earth next week.” I hadn’t been to church in twenty years, but I decided to go. On the way, I observed … Continue reading It’s All Over Now
Suborned
Word Count 1969 I don't know if there was a jury, but I like this picture. By Bill Tope and Doug Hawley I sat alone at the long, curving walnut bar in the tavern in the middle of the day. I had been … Continue reading Suborned
Conservative ?
His hair covers the horns. They are also stubby. Word Count 250 A recent president of the United States has been mislabeled a conservative. It could be because he claims to be a Republican which is supposed to be the conservative party. I’ve heard … Continue reading Conservative ?
Moving
Like that but older and fatter Word count 605 I was never a long distance runner, but as a youth I thought that I was a good sprinter. Probably right about the former, wrong about the latter. Either way I never went more than a … Continue reading Moving
Furry Companions
Looks a lot like Kitzhaber Word count 916 I’m sort of named after my dad’s favorite dog Duke. My mother thought Doug was a close, but more reasonable name. Now my male main characters are frequently named Duke. Our family had an early dog name … Continue reading Furry Companions
It’s A Mystery To Me
You can tell from the shot glass he's the real thing Word Count 1210 Real Ones Dashiell Hammett is famous for The Maltese Falcon and the Thin Man Series. Not remembered today, but Red Harvest is an example of something different from him. It … Continue reading It’s A Mystery To Me
Mr. Writer
I still have one of those, but use a compter now Word count 991 Fran Leibowitz wrote an honest book in 1981 which told it as it is. She knew homosexuals are well over represented in the arts, not that there is anything wrong with … Continue reading Mr. Writer
AA
Word count 910 Bill Tope and Doug Hawley "I went to an AA meeting the other night," said Tom, taking a sip of his drink. “A what?" I inquired with little interest. We were nursing bloody Marys the afternoon following another night of debauchery. We … Continue reading AA
Fresh Words Interview
It was an inteview by email and I don't know what interviewer som from Fresh Words looks like. Neither of them look like me. Word count 624 What initially drew you to writing short stories rather than novels or other forms of writing? I probably … Continue reading Fresh Words Interview
Doug Hawley 