The Cowardly Lion, Chapter XI

The Cowardly Lion, Chapter XI

There was no delay, no time given, no quarter extended by my body, nor begged for by my mind.  I’d never detoxed before, although the pain had become an old bad friend.  The codeine tablets in my nearby metal drawer, twenty-three of them, got me through the night and...
Matchless, a Short Story

Matchless, a Short Story

MATCHLESS Short Story By J. Strauss   MATCHLESS Short Story by James Strauss The bike wasn’t much, certainly nothing that any islander would buy.  Kam counseled with his dad about getting the Harley but the old man was no help.  “Sell the damn thing to one of...