Damian Alan Gray : Writing

Part 1: The Pig

Part 1: The Pig

A Chapter by Damian Alan Gray


I wasn’t the one who killed the guy. Yeah, I was in on it. I carried the bag, so to speak. But I never laid a hand on the poor b*****d while he ..
Part 2: The Band Played On

Part 2: The Band Played On

A Chapter by Damian Alan Gray


Some wise guys hate their names. Ben Siegel was like that. He thought that it was demeaning and that it had been glued to him by the press. The feds k..
Part 3: A Chance Encounter

Part 3: A Chance Encounter

A Chapter by Damian Alan Gray


Two days before, I was sitting in Lucky Pierre’s down on Rue Royal in the Quarter. I usually hung out there when I wasn’t needed down to P..
I Work

I Work

A Poem by Damian Alan Gray


I frown; I’m paid to grin like an idiot. The tide is low, I smoke a cigarette. The frown deepens, the tide is higher. I smile as I t..
A Sense of Order

A Sense of Order

A Story by Damian Alan Gray


an Indian summer epiphany
The Knowing

The Knowing

A Poem by Damian Alan Gray


apathetic rejection
Touching Grace

Touching Grace

A Poem by Damian Alan Gray


To walk across the small hills and succulent valleys of your body is to know the wonders of the gods. Your taste is nothing short of ambrosia, ..
The Theory of Og-olution

The Theory of Og-olution

A Story by Damian Alan Gray


religious opinion
Cry for Tortuga: Flail of the Coast

Cry for Tortuga: Flail of the Coast

A Book by Damian Alan Gray


A fictional adaption of the life of Francois L'Ollonnais, who was one of the most ruthless pirates in the Spanish Main, during the Golden Age of pirac..
Chapter 1: Blood and Wine

Chapter 1: Blood and Wine

A Chapter by Damian Alan Gray


A note from the author: Cry for Tortuga is a working trilogy about the Golden Age of Piracy. In our current age of fictional, zombie-fighting Pirates..