The editors of H.O.W. Journal (Helping Orphans Worldwide) asked me to donate a short story. You can read “The End of Him” for free on their site.… Read more
“Commencement,” a short story
Published in the Summer, 2013 issue of The American Scholar. Available to read for free on their site. … Read more
“Mountain People,” a short story
Published in July, 2011 by The American Scholar as a Web exclusive. Available to read for free on their site.… Read more
“Every Good Boy Deserves Favor,” an old short story
Published in the December, 1993, issue of The Atlantic Monthly and still available for free on the magazine’s Web site.
This story later appeared in my short story collection Make Me Work.… Read more
“Somebody Up There Likes Me,” an old short story
Published in the December, 1994, issue of The Atlantic Monthly and still available for free via the Internet Archive.
“Somebody Up There Likes Me” later appeared in the The O. Henry Prize Stories, 1996.… Read more
“The Turnaround Is At Hand,” a short story
Published in the September, 2007, issue of Esquire (actor Sean Penn on the cover). Available for free on the magazine’s Web site.… Read more