This is an excerpt taken from my short story, A Helmet in the Grass, inspired by and based on the experiences of a friend on his first day at Camp Evans in 1969 Anyway, they sent me to Camp Evans, Vietnam, in June of 69’. I was placed in the 44th med group which… Continue reading A Helmet in the Grass
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Disingenuous Youth
an excerpt from my short story; Wind swept past the opened windows of the pale-yellow Volkswagen bug as it sped along the highway. Meanwhile, Iggy Pop sang a duet with me; he in the back speakers, myself behind the wheel. I didn’t know all the words, but every now and then I’d yell out… Continue reading Disingenuous Youth
I’m Back,
and I'm trying out some new ideas and looking to work exclusively on my short-story writing. I hope to start earning more magazine/journal publications and share those here so that everybody can see and enjoy my latest work. Thank you all for your continued support and reading, Skyler
“The Bridge”
(as published in the Cow Creek Review at Pittsburg State University, 2018) There exists a bridge not more than a mile down the road. I’ve crossed it almost every day of my life, traveling from my home to the wide and hostile world that I’ve learned to mistrust. It has become my portal to the… Continue reading “The Bridge”
“A Rather Motley Assortment”
As I sit, typing these very words to which you are audience, overhead there looms in the not-too far distance a cloud of imperceptible emotions. A mass of condensed disgust, self-loathing, fear and hate enshrining all the joys and dreams of what may have been in an impenetrable, indecisive tomb. Such is the fate of… Continue reading “A Rather Motley Assortment”