Pieces Published in Small Spiral Notebook in 2004, I think this is my favorite published story. But don’t let that sway your opinion. For the record, while I did once break my…
Author: Michael Hartford
Mermaid
This little story was picked up by Rumble, a webzine, in 2005, not to be confused with Rumble, the video site where mouth-breathing alt-right troglodytes who have been kicked off YouTube (and…
Then Worms Shall Try: Seven Studies in the Efficacy of Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress”
Another completely 100% true tale, more or less, maybe more less than more. To be honest, I never had much luck with Marvell, I think Lovelace works better if you have to…
Imprimatur
The first thing you need to know about this story is that it’s true, more or less. When I was an undergrad at a small Catholic liberal arts school in the Upper…
Ichthyology
This story was published by JMWW in 2005, though their archives only go back to 2009 so you’ll have to take my word for it. Somehow they’re still a going concern, so…
I might not miss you
This is a missed connections story, a what-could-have-been-but-could-never-be tale that is wistful and maybe a bit mawkish, but I like some of the turns of phrase so I stand by the effort….
Haute Couture
This weird little satirical sketch appeared in 2004 in Somewhat.org, yet another fun, quirky, and now defunct webzine. As of this posting the domain name is for sale, and it’s not a…
Carabosse
Here’s a moderately steamy story that was published in the “Clean Sheets” erotica webzine in 2005. The title is taken from “Sleeping Beauty” — Carabosse is one of the names used by…
Sleeping beauties and wicked fairies
Photo by Alex Mihai C on Unsplash “Carabosse” was published in “Clean Sheets,” a webzine specializing in erotic fiction and poetry in 2005. It appears to have gone offline in 2017 —…
Ancient flash photography
Here’s a little about the story “Call Me Pearl,” which originally appeared in Ballyhoo Stories back in 2005. First, it has a nugget of truth to it, from a second or third…