Stories for the Boxglow

Fictional narratives of varying quality.

Moments in which a person has come to the standard edge of things, and must face aspects of personality and emotional life which he or she has not previously faced.

Oct 26, 2000 · Story

Speculations

Various imaginary tales.
Apr 23, 2000 · Story

ATM

Tell me what you think, she said.
Apr 23, 2000 · Story

Box One

It’s the box, in your brain, that makes you feel these things.
Jan 13, 1998 · Story

14 Jan 98

Whiteout Day
Jan 14, 1998 · Story

15 Jan 98

Hard Times on Madison Avenue
Jan 24, 1998 · Story

25 Jan 98

Two Quick Pieces, One Month After Christmas
Feb 9, 1998 · Story

10 Feb 98

Dialogue Between the Missionary and her Seducer
Feb 28, 1998 · Story

01 Mar 98

Snakes and Angels
Mar 9, 1998 · Story

10 Mar 98

Guidance Counselor
May 19, 1998 · Story

20 May 98

Day’s Work
May 22, 1998 · Story

23 May 98

Shaggy Dog Story
Jun 9, 1998 · Story

10 Jun 98

The Way it Works
Jun 12, 1998 · Story

13 Jun 98

Neighborhood Character
Jun 17, 1998 · Story

18 Jun 98

Television Fantasy
Jun 29, 1998 · Story

30 Jun 98

Knitodendron
Jun 30, 1998 · Story

01 Jul 98

What happened and how it happened. An experiment, I guess.
Mar 10, 1999 · Story

Shame

A terrible thing happened in the bathroom.
Jan 12, 1999 · Story

Tourist

When friends lecture, friends get annoyed.
Mar 13, 1999 · Story

Tattoo

An odd little lecture from a man with symbols on his skin.
Mar 14, 1999 · Story

Off the Sofa

A little lecture from the author of such fine works as “Off the Sofa”
Mar 22, 1999 · Story

‘Thropic

Hating Life and hating people!
Jun 10, 1999 · Story

Heat

Sex, it’s all about sex.
Jan 14, 1999 · Story

Brief Interview

A discussion with a stranger about her family.
May 21, 1999 · Story

A Defense of Sexual Loneliness

A fiction which of course many readers wrote in about thinking I was a sick, crazy fuck, because people don’t get it, no
Jan 2, 2000 · Story

Shame

A horrible event.
Dec 14, 2000 · Story

Brass Railing

What we talk about when we look at boats.
Dec 17, 2000 · Story

Art Book

The protagonist in denial.
Jun 11, 2001 · Story

11 June 2001

The eve of the execution.
Jul 10, 2002 · Story

Librarians and Tigers

A hypothesis regarding portrayals of librarians, intermixed with images of tigers in libraries. A fiction, sort of.
Nov 17, 2002 · Story

Squirrel and Rat

I have writer’s block, but feel the need to put something new here.
Jun 10, 2002 · Story

Fremington on the Machines

A short series: David Fremington, he of the large frame, has decided to go to the gym, with vivid energy.
Oct 27, 2003 · Story

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