Short Stories | J. Abram Barneck

Feb 22

Caribbean Horizon

The red light loomed over the ocean forcing its color into the dark water. It pushed down on the sun until it almost disappeared behind the palm trees that lined the horizon. The waves slapped the brambles littering the beach, and salt slid through the air, permeating the coast with its odor. The small hut […]

Jul 22

Mud in the Gutter

I wrote this as a homework assignment in college sometime in either 1999 or 2000. I just stumbled across it. I’d thought I’d lost it. Not sure it is any good. The curb was muddy after the recent rain. Trash, half buried in the wet dirt, stuck out in the gutter. The rusty grate over […]