Michael Joseph Gatton : Writing

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A Poem by Michael Joseph Gatton


Jon's joke is about farting and I laugh. Not because the joke is funny, but because I am not capable, at that moment, of not laughing. "Blist..
Selected Haiku

Selected Haiku

A Poem by Michael Joseph Gatton


selections from my submissions on http://thehaikuyear.blogspot.com
Solomon Says.

Solomon Says.

A Story by Michael Joseph Gatton


This is how it will go. I will no longer, by omission, pretend to know things I do not know. Lana makes an obscure reference, I nod my head. I didn&r..
History Sighs.

History Sighs.

A Poem by Michael Joseph Gatton


The wrinkles in the man’s face shape his skin into a smile. I spot something in his eyes and I’m off and there with him in that turret..
The Lake

The Lake

A Poem by Michael Joseph Gatton


When I went down to the lake, I saw the place where my uncle used to feed the fish. As children, with our quick attentions and quick wit, We wou..
The Little Sucker Who Could

The Little Sucker Who Could

A Story by Michael Joseph Gatton


I used to have this girlfriend who had been molested as a child by her father. It's a rough thing, and I in no way condone the molestation of children..
Love Story

Love Story

A Story by Michael Joseph Gatton


What is love? Baby, don't hurt me.
Little Palaces

Little Palaces

A Story by Michael Joseph Gatton


In Chocolate Town, all the trains are painted brown, and the silver paper of the wrapper… The train moves through the town. It’s mad..
Desireless

Desireless

A Story by Michael Joseph Gatton


"I mean, before you’re born, right, it's like they've got everything mapped out for you. They want you to go to this kind of school and hav..