Short stories

Father Mike and his special friend Charlie Pink, grandson of Flora Pink. A Fremont Beach story.

Cap’n Johnjo and his best friend Ruby have a gossip before quietly leaving the Christmas party.

Charlie Pink meets a mysterious stranger. A Fremont Beach story.

Rubber Duck and Dr. Death in a mano-a-mano at Malibu.

‘From the Ark’s salt-bleached gunwale I watched Punky Peterson work her way up the wooden stair-path.. … God never made a more perfect wahine.’

Old love and Buddy Holly, Frank’s reminiscent journey to call on his ex-wife.

Bella’s journey of good lovin’ gone bad. It’s a long way down.

Gretchen, a Cajun girl in old San Francisco, has a narrow escape.

Elvis Prime croons for Frank and Molly, a love story.

Right then, Delos felt good in his life, like old Hush Puppies and an icy six-pack. He had a slug of cash in his pocket.