The short fiction of j hardy carroll
Story Bandit: We dare you to write a 99-word poem using the following words: cleaver, thorniest, disapprove, committeeman. #writingdare God sweet Jesus I wish it was as easy as television Andy Griffith, worn out at thirty his thorniest problem the deputy might goddamn well use that one bullet when he finally gets…
Instead of my usual 1100 word diatribe, here is a brief poem inspired by real events. That’s what you get when you live on a farm. The Hogs Were Mad For Chocolate They milled beneath the window while she baked his birthday cake. They rooted the clapboard right out of the mud Next morning…
You know the drill. You’re late. You drop your egg into the pan and ruin breakfast, spill your coffee. You ask the question. You know the question I mean. Why MEEEEE??? Who the hell knows? Maybe there’s a lesson in it. Maybe it’s random. Maybe there’s a Loving Divine All-Powerful All-Knowing Supreme Being who really…
Wind moves in waves too, you know currents (though you may not see them) cool your face ruffle your hair change your course as you walk down the hill A real howler cannot be ignored days ahead the plywood is nailed to windows protection at the cost of light but it’s only for a little…
Not what you call a season exactly running long as it does especially taking into account all the varieties of trapping Drowners are common and easy road-lines set in drainage and culverts under bridges where you can see from the truck The law says each trap must be set in at least eighteen inches of…