Slice of Life Stories: Recent Episodes
Mark Paxson
In which I read various short stories and poems I’ve written. I’m branching out from the written word and trying new ways to get my work out there.
Announcing the publication of a new collection of short stories and reading the first few pages of the title story.
The opening pages of my recently finished novella, along with a brief description of how it came to be.
An update of sorts and a reading of two poems about the recent mass shooting in Sacramento.
A wedding, a confused groom, a future mother-in-law and … well, things happen. This was a co-writing exercise with the incomparable Trent Lewin.
The opening pages of a story about a boy whose life turns upside down at the age of 14 when his dad dies and he discovers that everything he had believed was a lie.
The first chapter of the novella The Irrepairable Past. Henry Thornton lives a life on loneliness. Why?
Two pieces of poetry, something you won’t see from me very often. It Starts and An Apocalyptic Love Poem.
One of my first efforts at a short story, published at Toasted-Cheese.com. Pedro lost his wife crossing the border, a loss he relives every night.