D. R. Roth4 min readThank You, Trevor BezdekAs she lay dying, my 90-year-old mother and I discussed death and its aftermath. An avowed Atomist, she believed we are born of and...
D. R. Roth1 min readWhat About What Billy Wants? Contrary to Belle’s fears, taking her dad back to visit his farm isn’t about killing him, it’s about bringing him back to life.
D. R. Roth3 min readLuminous Strings...The Art of Henry MandellWhen I view Henry Mandell’s work, I’m struck by how organic it seems despite (or is it because) of the nature of its creation.
D. R. Roth1 min readDancing the Cardas in the Laundromat A woman walks into a laundromat and....dances
D. R. Roth6 min readAlice Munro's Men The distant-disappearing-dying-dismissible men of Too Much Happiness
D. R. Roth11 min readThe Road to Albiano (Second Place)This story placed second in the inaugural Bucks County Short Fiction Contest. The contest was judged by highly respected local author and...
D. R. Roth2 min readGiving Voice to a Silent HistoryPopular 19thC French historian Jules Michelet believed that a nation’s history should not focus on its institutions and leaders but on...
D. R. Roth2 min readRemarkable for What's Not ThereSuite Française is remarkable on a number of levels. Many have commented on the tragic circumstances under which it was written, the fact...
D. R. Roth2 min readThe Political Gets PersonalLifelike Creatures is a twisting tale in three acts. Fasten your seatbelt. Just when you think you know where this wild ride is headed,...