1The Shape of Silence On leaving

2 TVP Hipsters, hypocrites, and textured vegetable protein - more appetizing than it sounds, I swear. I somehow overlooked this while uploading last time; it's definitely one of my favorites. April 2009

Tobacco in the Courtroom This was a quick, funny little exercise. Not intended as "serious writing," but I like the way it turned out.

I Saw Myself in a Glass I was playing with internal rhyme and rhythm here, and both are pretty good. This is not viable, though, and I've abandoned it.

400 Slag A writer for a pulp magazine becomes involved in a real-life murder. Set some unspecified amount of time in the future.

Strangers Funerals.

1Rubbernecking Have you ever been in one of those traffic jams where everyone has to stop and look for a few seconds once they reach the accident?

1The Foundling Really short story that begins in an alley and centers around a vagrant.

The Purist To build without cause or hope. To struggle against adversity in the face of all reason.

8Roses I don't like this one much anymore. Its mood depresses me while its stanzas seem very jarring and disjointed.