The Living and the Dead
We are what we believe about our past, our perceptions of what we are now experiencing, and what we believe about where we are going. My stories explore how micro moments add up to who we are now.
Latest Stories from Gordon
The Car that Refuses to Get Away
Jeff stands quietly at the bottom of a stairwell. Adrenaline courses his through him, and he breathes deeply trying to remain calm. A dark-haired man in a black collared shirt stands next to him smoking a cigarette. “Any minute now,” the man whispers. “He’ll come right down those stairs. Don’t let his shoes touch bottom…
Awake
Night again and back to Granny’s basement, this time with Sean swaying unsteadily on the cement stairs, Jeff behind him to make sure he doesn’t topple backward and cousin Daniel in front of him to make sure he doesn’t pitch forward. “You good, bro?” Jeff says when they reach the dark well at the bottom.…
They Are in Darkness
This story is part of a series I’m doing on childhood dreams, nightmares, and distorted perceptions of reality. Some of the stories have autobiographical ties, but they are mostly fiction. And some of the stories reflect fiction I was writing at that age. It might help to consider all of them and how they all…
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The Living and the Dead, by Gordon Laws 