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Battles in Bensonhurst

The moment stretched between them, impossibly thin and razor-sharp. Maria's eyes—deep brown, almost black in the low light of Giuseppe's—held a thousand unspoken words. Michael felt himself drowning in them, in her, in the possibility of everything and nothing. Memories cascaded through his mind like a film reel spinning out…

from April 21, 2025

Michelangelo’s Italian Restaurant

Gino and Lonnie are stuck in their car. It's 1987 and it's snowing. They're in New Jersey. Man. Don't you feel bad for them? I hope they don't make any bad decisions tonight.

from May 1, 2024

In the Solitude of Travel

Thomas Haberman sat on the edge of the bed in a rotting motel room. He stared past the wall towards the life he had left behind. The room was damp and his bare feet buried in the shag carpeting was a constant reminder of that. Tom knew exactly how he got there and he had … Continue reading Edit My Review

from March 12, 2024