by Michael Matson | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Someone had gotten the old man talking about the old west again. It didn’t take much to get him started. Just buy him a drink to get his tongue oiled up and away he’d go. Today, someone had asked him about outlaws. It was in a bar down by the harbor. Nothing fancy....
by Michael Matson | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
CAT(S) I like cats. I’ve had six or seven in my life and enjoyed their playfulness and affection. I’ve had other pets and creatures: a dog, tropical fish, a rabbit, small turtles that usually disappeared and were later found dead in shoes in the closet, a horned...
by Michael Matson | Mar 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
From time-to-time I’ll add observations of the publishing world and short stories here. Today, the short story will be Heaven,winner of the top prize at Short Story America. As always, your comments are welcome. It was nearly nine when Amalia Pedrosa entered the...
