"Red Earth Golden Sky"
Appeared in: SNReview, Fairfield CT.
Historical and fictional snapshots are stitched together in this piece of short-short fiction to create an impressionistic tapestry of an American’s experiences in Spain.
"There’s nothing daring or romantic about entering a country by plane unless your name is Lindbergh. Or the Beatles. With a brand new millennium having begun, 21st century humankind lives in the ever-growing shadow of our past. Except for the very depths of the sea, the entire planet has been picked over and scoured. Most of the sensational arrivals that could be made have been. The comings and goings of modern man are like a shadow passing over a bridge."