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Short Stories

While short stories are commonly believed to be fiction pieces, this is not always the case, as the pieces below illustrate.

"Slice of Life" Non-Fiction
Sometimes things just happen.
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Please Speed Up, Ma'am: Growing up, my parents' friends all had boys. Is it any wonder that I grew up playing with Matchbox cars, and turning into a car nut? September 2007, Preservation Foundation
(Note: I am also the photographer for the accompanying photo.)

Travel Writing
After having traveled extensively, both on business and for pleasure, I have recently begun to write travel stories.
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The Antidote: A tropical island is everyone's dream for a relaxing get-away. Very little thought is given to the dangers on those islands, by the very ocean life that we wish to observe. Until you find yourself being chased by that ocean life. September 2006, Preservation Foundation
(Note: I am also the photographer for the accompanying photo.)

Poetry
While poetry has not been my focus, I see each of these "poems" as a short story, just expressed more succinctly.
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Red mal richtig mit mir My entry to the contest "Mein digitaler Alltag" was published in Spiegel Online, the online version of the German-language news magazine, Der Spiegel. Spiegel Online, May 3, 2001

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New Shoes, Old Shoes The poem about new tap shoes was one of the first artistic submissions published in the newsletter of the International Tap Association.
On Tap, March/April 2002