Greatest Hits (So Far)

Favorite stories and the stories behind them

Greatest Hits (So Far) by Jim Latham | Photo by Kristina Paparo on Unsplash

Mom’s Lemon Meringue Pie has made waves and attracted new followers in recent days, so I created this list of favorite stories I’ve written for new folks to check out.

The Kid Calls Home

The Kid Calls Home

My sweetest piece of flash fiction, The Kid Calls Home was written in response to a prompt to evoke distance. When I wrote it, I was living in Mexico and missing my daughter, who lives and works in Alaska, though not with salmon, and she’s never drunk-dialed me.

The Only Thing That Has Changed in 500 Years

The Only Thing That Has Changed in 500 Years

Everybody has a lockdown story, and The Only Thing that Has Changed in 500 Years is mine. Like Tim, the narrator, I was working in a remote Alaskan oilfield when the pandemic shut the world down. A co-worker really did…