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!
For over four years I worked at a newspaper in Tooele County, a rural desert county in Utah. I had a coworker once say the county is a collection of almosts—it could be almost a fantastic hiking
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My shift is over. And not a minute too soon. I'm on the verge of tears. I'll have to be back in less than seven hours. My armpits are clammy, I'm feeling uncomfortable, and I just want to go home and
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