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Fiction by Paul Heinz
Evan Popper's Lawn (Short Story)
When a lonely man discovers a dog crapping on his lawn, the results aren't pretty.
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Things I Hate About My Mother (An excerpt from my Young Adult novel): Published in the Winter 2012 edition of Sucker Literary Magazine.
Sophomore Nooms might be ready to start a killer rock band and land a date with any girl who isn’t Paula, but his biggest challenge this year by far will be to stay sane while his overbearing mother incites major blowups and minor catastrophes. To track of all the ways she’s ruining his life, Nooms starts a list: Things I Hate About My Mother.
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A Bad Hand (A Very Short Story):
A married couple struggles with the symptoms of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).
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Water Music (Short Story): Winner of the James Jones Short Story Award, 2011, sponsored by the Illinois Center For the Book.
A woman returns to the vacation cottage of her childhood and relives a fateful summer of first loves and last good-byes.
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Nosebleed (Short Story): Published in Volume 32, Number 1 (2011) edition of Prairie Light Review.
A score composer for subpar films attempts to repair a damaged relationship with his daughter and wrestles with memories of his lost wife, his more successful friend (composer Randy Newman), and ... well ... nosebleeds.
Step In Time (Poem): Published in Volume 32, Number 1 (2011) edition of Prairie Light Review.
Don't forget to break your step when crossing a bridge.
James's Arrival (Short Story): Winner of the James Jones Short Story Award, 2006, sponsored by the Illinois Center For the Book.
A small-town simpleton's friend arrives home from Iraq a changed man.
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Roberta Down Deep (Short story)
A man's dog, a three-legged beast, is more loved and respected than he'll ever be, even after traveling to "that great big dog park in the sky."