Jer LongDec 3, 2023StoriesUncle MonaI envisioned Uncle Mona’s wiry chin hairs pressed flat against the champagne satin lining of her casket when I tossed the ball of red...
Jer LongSep 24, 2023StoriesKilling Me Softly With His SongAs published by the Virginia Writer's Club in their 2023 Journal. “Wow!” The roof deck of Jimmy and Tom’s Victorian rowhouse offered a...
Jer LongSep 24, 2023StoriesShirley T. and MeAs published by The Gay & Lesbian Review on January 18, 2023. Gay men are obsessed with their mothers. We discuss, analyze, criticize,...
Jer LongDec 1, 2022StoriesOut & About“Out!” the youngish woman yelled at a man as I entered the shop. “Out!” The man, stout, slightly grungy with an immaculately trimmed...
Jer LongOct 19, 2022StoriesSurrender to the LightTo grieve is to analyze, fret over, and regret the things you wished had happened and the future that will never be. When my brother...