Slow Stories

A city boy returns to his hometown to find out what he's missed. Please note that when it comes to the dialogue, you'll see a lot of words that are deliberately misspelled and some speech that isn't grammatically correct. This is my way of representing the regional dialect of the main character's hometown in southwestern Pennsylvania.

A spirited discussion in a college Sociology class leads to a life changing bet for a young couple. Their story includes strife, hard work and romance. / (Reviews)

A mysterious vintage Leica begins delivering photographs Alex never took—intimate moments with a woman he hasn’t met. Each image pulls him deeper into the city’s shadows and toward Maya, a poet with secrets of her own. As the camera reveals glimpses of a perfect future, Alex must choose: follow the vision—or step out of the frame and into something real. A story about love, fate, and a life unframed.

A mother does whatever she needs to do and more to encourage her son to practice playing the piano / (Reviews)

A Coldwater County Story (1)
Rather than send the man to the state hospital, which is what I should have done, given his suicidal behavior, instead I chose a more self-indulgent course. As the police began to suspect my complicity, I cursed myself for my arrogance.

Alex Kramer possessed a very sharp mind, a photographic memory, and a drive to succeed. After the death of his foster sister 1951, his mind was riddled with a guilt. He drove himself to be the youngest doctor to graduate from the University of Toronto. After practising for a few years he found the guilt leaving / (Reviews)

A romance developes between two kite flyers, one a novice, the other not. A slow story that involves some of the results of a woman's bout with breast cancer.

Just when I thought my life was getting to a point that I could relax and enjoy it, a situation hits me in a big way. Now my life is a total wreck, figuratively speaking of course, ain’t it just my luck to end up like this.