I duck into the closest public restroom. My all-access badge could get me into the shelter staff bathroom, but it’s up two flights of …

As they walk, the wet pavement sparkles black and diamondy. Overhead streetlights shine down on their blessings, his new wife clamped inside his right …

Dad got obsessed with poodles and firearms in his old age, but I didn’t know how badly until I came home.

The house smelled all musky …

My life needed something, so I took a pottery class. There were only a half-dozen people in the class and I was the only man. …

I’m in the shower, head down, catching pools of water between my fingers and letting them fall to my toes. I’m calculating the distance and …

He hasn’t had a wedding ring in years. When George’s knuckles began to swell — a little arthritis — his ring dug into his finger …

Seth sits in Nevada. Something is wrong with the goddamn air-conditioning, he yells from his seat. His partner is out of earshot. He hears voices …