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Slice of Life Stories

Slice of Life Stories

By Mark Paxson

In which I read various short stories and poems I’ve written. I’m branching out from the written word and trying new ways to get my work out there.
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Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 5

Slice of Life StoriesSep 14, 2021

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Killing Berthold Gambrel

Killing Berthold Gambrel

Announcing the publication of a new collection of short stories and reading the first few pages of the title story.
Sep 26, 202219:14
The Release of The Basement and Other Updates

The Release of The Basement and Other Updates

The Basement is published. What’s next.
Aug 26, 202210:06
Facilitation - How a Writing Prompt Can Lead to a Novella

Facilitation - How a Writing Prompt Can Lead to a Novella

The opening pages of my recently finished novella, along with a brief description of how it came to be.
May 06, 202219:59
Ghosts

Ghosts

An update of sorts and a reading of two poems about the recent mass shooting in Sacramento.
Apr 08, 202215:60
The Thunder Had Gone

The Thunder Had Gone

A wedding, a confused groom, a future mother-in-law and … well, things happen. This was a co-writing exercise with the incomparable Trent Lewin.
Jan 14, 202226:21
The Marfa Lights

The Marfa Lights

The opening pages of a story about a boy whose life turns upside down at the age of 14 when his dad dies and he discovers that everything he had believed was a lie.
Jan 05, 202215:17
The Irrepairable Past - Chapter 1

The Irrepairable Past - Chapter 1

The first chapter of the novella The Irrepairable Past. Henry Thornton lives a life on loneliness. Why?
Dec 14, 202118:13
Gramps’s Stereo … and … The Watcher

Gramps’s Stereo … and … The Watcher

Two short stories with a whole bunch of death going around.
Nov 24, 202116:11
Sunbaked Sand

Sunbaked Sand

A sham marriage, some twists and turns.
Nov 17, 202112:54
A Double Feature

A Double Feature

Two pieces of poetry, something you won’t see from me very often. It Starts and An Apocalyptic Love Poem.
Nov 11, 202112:25
The Smoker’s Club

The Smoker’s Club

The things a brother leaves behind and the memories they generate.
Nov 06, 202117:28
The Ice Cream Man

The Ice Cream Man

One of my first efforts at a short story, published at Toasted-Cheese.com. Pedro lost his wife crossing the border, a loss he relives every night.
Oct 26, 202107:47
Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 6

Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 6

The grand finale.
Oct 15, 202107:51
Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 5

Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 5

A little blood and a bird in peril.
Sep 14, 202104:16
Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 4

Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 4

A jump ahead before returning to the details.
Sep 03, 202103:57
Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 3

Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 3

Knives!!!!
Aug 24, 202104:27
Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 2

Beelzebub and Lucifer, Episode 2

James does what he can to escape Rosie, but falls for one of her manipulations.
Aug 23, 202104:41
Beelzebub and Lucifer

Beelzebub and Lucifer

A piece of flash fiction
Aug 22, 202104:07