Clarke Johnson Mason Born: February 20, 2021Died: October 16, 1997 76 years, 7 months, 27 days One I have chosen to record his middle name even though he had it struck from his records in the middle years of his life. He despised the name, and perhaps that is...

FAMILY By Rich Mason PREFACE This volume is at once a character study and an autobiography. I do not claim to include a complete record of my life, nor does it endeavor to recount the presence of every individual who has, in some measure, shaped me. Instead, I seek...

The Ancient Story The old man’s house sat at the edge of the trading post parking lot, its porch half-swallowed by the shadow of a leaning juniper. Maya had knocked once, certain he wouldn’t answer. He had the kind of presence that suggested visitors were an intrusion. But the...

Rumors in the Desert The desert was quiet. Maya Torres paused halfway up the sandstone slope, camera strap digging into her neck, as she listened. The wind had dropped away so completely she could hear the faint tick of grit settling against her boots. Above, the sky stretched pale...