The latex tourniquet was tight on his right arm, the veins bulging against his skin. Arnold Pine had large, thick … More
Author: clwestbr
The Definition of Insanity
He drug his bag of candy behind him, the pillowcase staining on the ground as the damp slowly soaked into … More
The Green, Fuzzy Tall Tale
Do you know the story? It’s an old-un, the real thing lost to history. What we have left is the … More
A Little Trip Down the Road
Sunlight blazed down through the tinted windows of the slick Taurus, last year’s model, on the lot. Heat cooked in … More
This Electric Spark
Circuits and wires were spread out on the garage workbench, the main box of the television still laid open off … More
Snapshot in the Head
“So….’nother round?” asked the bartender. The greasy joint Cade had found to hide in was stale and sticky, with crusted … More
Big Top Salvation
Dry grass crunched under Ronnie’s feet as he got out of his old, beat up car. The dark was chilly … More
Trapped in a Twin Bed – by Clint Westbrook
“But mom I don’t want to!” “I don’t care,” Jenny called to her daughter, “you have to brush your teeth … More
Raise ‘dem Bones – By Clint Westbrook
The Thin Man was sitting in the back when The Writer walked through the glass doors, his fingers leaving oily … More
Reality, Flights of Fancy, and Fairy Stories: A Discussion of Gender in “Pan’s Labyrinth” – by Clint Westbrook
Forested settings and mythical creatures propel one through the world of 1944’s post-civil war Spain in Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, del … More
