When I was twelve years old, Johnny Donahue was my best friend. On Saturday mornings, we would meet up at 3:00 in the morning and head out for the lake to go fishing. It wasn’t really a lake, it was just a rock pit. Actually, there were two “lakes.” They were a quarter mile long […]
My great-great-grandmother crossed the Great Plains in a wagon … going to the promised land of California. The year was 1866. She left St. Louis, Missouri, eight months after the end of the Civil War. Her name was Rebecca Doyle. Her husband, Michael, drove the wagon as Rebecca walked alongside. Then they would switch, and […]
The leaves on my tree have fallen … much like my tears … after she stole my heart away and then left me all alone.
She was born a free spirit. She loved me and I loved her. Her name was Maria. She touched me … she loved me. Then she was taken from me. It’s early morning. The sun hides beneath the horizon. I awaken because of the sound. The scream. The horror. But dreams can fool you. I […]
For the first time in my life, I’m in love. And I think she feels the same about me. That’s the good news. The bad news is that we may have to break up … sort of. Shit happens. Allow me to explain. Her name is Jill; we met early on a Sunday morning. I […]
While doing research for one of my novels, Resolution: Huck Finn’s Greatest Adventure, I came across an astounding woman—one who bested some of the toughest men in the world at their own game. Her name was Belinda Mulrooney. The setting for RESOLUTION is the Yukon Territory in the year 1896. The biggest discovery of gold […]
At dinnertime, we talked about Charlie. He was somethin’ else. People always said that he was of no Earthly good, but Charlie showed us all. Daddy shook his head as he cut his meat. “You believe that about Charlie?” No one answered … Sister started to cry. I grew up with Charlie. He was the […]
I hear his footfalls, as I do every day. He stops in front of my cell as he does every day. He smiles his evil smile, and says, “Are you ready, boy?” Every day I am given a task to complete. If accomplished, I will be set free. However, the tasks are always inexecutable. “Today,” […]
Andrew Joyce 