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Towhee

Towhee

May 26, 2026 | A, Alan Caldwell, Short Story

He was an Eastern Towhee, or, for those who prefer the pretentious Latin...

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October 1888

October 1888

Jan 3, 2025 | A, Alan Caldwell, Short Story

God cannot be found in Whitechaple nor on the decaying streets and bug-eaten...

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Fifty Cent Steak

Fifty Cent Steak

Aug 2, 2024 | A, Alan Caldwell, Short Story

I’d never fought a black guy before, just good old boys, roofers,...

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Eulogy

Eulogy

May 7, 2024 | A, Alan Caldwell, Short Story

This place don’t seem the same without yo daddy around. I hate that I missed...

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Uncle Anse was always a goddamn wild man

Uncle Anse was always a goddamn wild man

Feb 16, 2024 | A, Alan Caldwell, Short Story

Uncle Anse was always a goddamn wild man. Once, he cut the finger off some fat...

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Statute Of Limitations

Statute Of Limitations

Oct 2, 2023 | A, Alan Caldwell, Short Story

Jim waited in the thick stand of slash and loblolly pines behind Rachel’s...

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Knucks

Knucks

Jul 22, 2023 | A, Alan Caldwell, Short Story

I already whipped Doug’s ass once, about a year and half ago. It was in the...

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