Author Archives: Al

Snowbird Tram

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Al

[Final Draft] Sliding down towards the Snowbird Mall at 2 PM, I skidded to a stop, the snow spray blown to my right by a stiff wind howling upvalley. A mini tornado of food wrappers swirled nearby as I unclipped … Continue reading →

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Snowbird

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Al

[First Draft…AI says, “To improve engagement throughout all parts of the narrative, incorporating more personal reflections or sensory details could enhance reader interest.” I’ll give that a try tomorrow.] Sliding into the Snowbird Mall at 2 PM, I saw a … Continue reading →

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Salt Lake Stories – Chapter 1, Just Like Starting Over

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Al

[Final draft] “Let’s go back to that one in the Avenues,” Cheryl said to the burly real estate agent driving us around the Salt Lake valley. We’d been touring pleasant homes in Sugar House, built twenty to thirty years earlier soon … Continue reading →

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Salt Lake Stories: Just Like Starting Over – I

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Al

[Beginning a new story cycle. These are very preliminary first drafty] “Let’s go back to that one in the Avenues,” Cheryl said to the burly real estate agent driving us around the Salt Lake valley. We’d been touring pleasant homes … Continue reading →

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VW Bus — Chapter 1

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Al

[Envisioned as the first chapter of the second section of the memoir of Cheryl & Al’s Early Days] “Right. You can tell the year of your bus by its color.” The salesman at Marina VW took another drag on his cigarette and … Continue reading →

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Road Trip — IV

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Al

[Concluded] Apparently Jim smiled all the time because he was stoned all the time. Who wouldn’t be with the world wired like he had it? As I’d never tried skiing stoned before (and don’t smoke cigarettes), he had to show … Continue reading →

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Road Trip – III

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Al

[Part Three of Four] The excitement of our gas scare had fully revived Dave, and he offered to drive. “Which way?” he said. “Just follow 93 until we get to Baldy – it’ll be on your left when we reach … Continue reading →

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Road Trip — II

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Al

Learning took time; four years in medical school, and another four in training at a hospital. Oh, they let us out now and then, blinking and coughing in the LA sun. And every free day (what few there were), I’d … Continue reading →

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Road Trip — I

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Al

I’m perusing some of my old writing, looking for additional material for a memoir-ish book I’m working on. This story, written circa 1985-90, carries its own preface. I’m breaking it into 3 or four parts, lightly edited… [Ed. note: This … Continue reading →

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Which Novels Would You Read Again?

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Al

Last December, I read James, by Percival Everett. The story loosely parallels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, told from Jim’s perspective. Since it had been 40 years since I read Huck Finn, I took the opportunity to do something I’m always putting off – … Continue reading →

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