Yeah, I’m good. I’m dam good. Just ‘bout good as they come if you ask any man this side of Marfa. Not that I’ve ever thought much of it. I just gets me the business done and keep movin’. I got tabs all over the country that best be paid soes I’ll take on just ‘bout any job these...

“I have two kids.” “Okay.” “You?” “No.” “They are three and five. You know, out of the worst part.” “Okay.” “And my hus-… EX-husband. He takes them on weekends. So I’m kid-free weekends.” “Okay.” “I still give head.” “Sorry?” “I still give head. I...

All jacked up and still on a donut. Fuck. I had just hung up the phone. Elvin had snickered the same old snicker he always snickered when he was sitting perdy on two or more sales. That was more than eighty pounds and we hadn’t even entered primetime. Horny housewives no doubt. Bastard. I...

Sometimes you just have to stop the rush, curl up alone with an infinite supply of darts and suds and slowly climb down the hole. It’s overcast and damp and you can hardly stand. A pianist follows, drifting a short distance behind. He plays a series of minor chords – over and over. You...

I stumbled upon the corpse and peered down. Dodger, our Kelpie, sniffed at the corpse’s hind. I tapped his back leg with my boot. “Dodger! Get out of it ya loose goose.” The dog meandered on towards a patch of grass. Glancing up I called, “Dad, there’s another one here”. I was...

The car bounced down the road. The corrugations had developed into a relentless rattle. Every piece of the vehicle vibrated with such ferocity that at every crest I found myself contemplating turning back. It wasn’t my decision to make, I told myself. Plus, the sun was almost...