Alex Shapiro
Fiction

Capital Pee
An entry for a humorous poetry contest.

Counting Steps and Other Non-Sense
Tobit loves his dog and he loves drinking. Will he see a way out?

Thirteen-O-Either and a Half
A veteran struggles with the past until it comes back to haunt him.

Anabelle
Napolean’s machine is always hungry.

Everybody Likes Oral
Clansy Street was once a nice, quiet place to live - before it turned into a war zone. Oral stands in a hot tub in the middle of the night, spatula in hand, ready to set all the wrongs right.