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In a Forest Dark and Gloomy

I sit and look out my back window into the yard behind my house. It

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-04-30T12:00:55-06:00May 2nd, 2022|Adrift, Creativity, Dreams, Features, Freedom, Stories & Sketches, Temptations & Trespasses|0 Comments

First Communion (Short Story Excerpt)

I sat for a long time at the bar. I tried to chat with Stephen,

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-02-23T09:46:24-07:00February 23rd, 2022|Adrift, Lost & Found, Love, Stories & Sketches, The Fall|0 Comments

I Remember Magic

I am driving home from work in the rain. The traffic is heavy and I

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-04-30T12:01:14-06:00January 4th, 2022|Adrift, Creativity, Features, Freedom, Halloween, Lost & Found, Temptations & Trespasses, Uncanny / Unreal|0 Comments

All That Road Going: Kerouac & A Driving Beat

On my 16th birthday my brother gave me a copy of Jack Kerouac’s On the

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-01-01T15:23:34-07:00January 1st, 2022|Adrift, Creativity, Freedom, Lost & Found, Summertime, Temptations & Trespasses|0 Comments

Olly, Olly All Come Free

When I was a boy we played games. We would gather at Mike’s house to

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-01-01T15:21:42-07:00July 19th, 2021|Adrift, Freedom, Lost & Found, Temptations & Trespasses, Thoughts & Notions|0 Comments

The Family Sacrements: Last Rites (Part II)

When I met with the funeral home people they spoke in low tones and stood

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-01-01T15:22:05-07:00March 15th, 2013|Adrift, Temptations & Trespasses|0 Comments

The Family Sacrements: Last Rites (Part I)

I did not cry. I hadn't realized this until I stood over my father's grave,

By Paul Matthew Carr|2022-01-01T15:22:23-07:00March 14th, 2013|Adrift, Temptations & Trespasses|0 Comments