Charles Joseph Albert lives with his wife and 3 teenage sons, works as a metallurgist, and only writes when no one is looking. Except maybe his dog.
"The Poison Oak Rash" is in Short Circuit #10, Short Édition's quarterly review.
The histamine rush from scratching this rash makes me think that there must be some really good cash in selling the shameless a new herbal boon:
buy a poison oak compress, and itch till you swoon!
There was a man on the doorstep, all leatherette shoes and easy iron trousers. When I say doorstep I mean the pavement between the threshold and the hazard lines of a busy junction.
I. Sober Mrs. Anna Shaw dreaded Saturdays, though if you asked her why, she wouldn't have known exactly what to say. "Dinner just doesn't feel right," she might say, tugging thoughtfully at he
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