Joel McCarthy : Writing

What the Road Runner Says

What the Road Runner Says

A Story by Joel McCarthy


The night the dog bit her, the coyotes rambled in the distant dark beyond the garage where Jed took the dog. He locked the door behind him..
The Well Near Water

The Well Near Water

A Story by Joel McCarthy


A first draft of a pretty long short story. If you bother finishing it, I'm open to what you think works, and more importantly, what doesn't.
A Broken Circuit

A Broken Circuit

A Story by Joel McCarthy


The car pulled into the almost empty parking lot just as the sun had set. Ken shut of the engine but left the radio playing. “These..
Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

A Story by Joel McCarthy


Her bare, callused heal left a circular imprint in the otherwise untouched dust covering the dashboard. Her toenails were painted satin blac..
A Place of All Seasons

A Place of All Seasons

A Story by Joel McCarthy


The afternoon was slowly drawing out in the salon. Joanna sat near the staff door, slumped over with her neck hanging lazily off the back of the chair..
Bits of Britain

Bits of Britain

A Story by Joel McCarthy


Fiction
Foolish Wisdom

Foolish Wisdom

A Story by Joel McCarthy


The venue was dark and humid and I could already smell the dank freshness of the thick cotton sweaters and black T-shirts that decorated almost every ..
Pecking Order

Pecking Order

A Story by Joel McCarthy


“This is how you catch fish.” “I want to catch a big fish,” I remember saying. “Just shut up. You start with ..
It Rolls Downhill

It Rolls Downhill

A Story by Joel McCarthy


I saw patterns flash across the inside of my eyelids as the sound of my pager ripped through a deep sleep. I called the number and Anthony tol..

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