James Conrad ReeseDanielI met an Englishman about my age. I sat next to him during a Christmas play. He sort of hunched and was wearing a sweater over a…Apr 25, 2017Apr 25, 2017
James Conrad ReeseDeanI stared at them all, openly. I wanted nothing more than to be alone with them, for the counselors and guides and anyone with a normal I.Q…Apr 25, 2017Apr 25, 2017
James Conrad ReeseinFrom FranceThe Great ExperimentIf all goes well, we’ll be camping for the next two and a half months.May 5, 2015May 5, 2015
James Conrad ReeseinFrom FranceFallsI threw myself to the ground happily, preferring the rough embrace of the snow to the uncontrolled passions of gravity.Jan 12, 2015Jan 12, 2015
James Conrad ReeseinFrom FranceDismantledForefront in my mind wasn’t the actions of a man, or even his words, but his face.Dec 11, 2014Dec 11, 2014
James Conrad ReeseinFrom FranceAwarenessI sat at the head of the table, looking at each person in turn. Eve and Mattieu to my left, my wife to my right, Nancy and Flavian after…Dec 4, 2014Dec 4, 2014
James Conrad ReeseinFrom FranceKindnessI turned around swiftly, a fifth sense warning me that Eliot was not at her obligatory post of four steps behind me. I saw her darting from…Dec 4, 2014Dec 4, 2014
James Conrad ReeseinFrom FranceTo have bitten off the matter with a smileThe weight of her last sentence hung between us. I sat in the chair, twisting the pillow in my hands. My temper rose, and I looked out the…Dec 4, 2014Dec 4, 2014
James Conrad ReeseinFrom FranceWeddingI sat in the darkened hall, half-draped over the side of the borrowed pack-and-play. My youngest moved under the reassurance of my hand…Dec 4, 2014Dec 4, 2014
James Conrad Reesespinning fan-blades, undusted“She loved me once,” the novel told me with factual indifference, leaning his worn spine against the side of a dusty bookshelf. I listened…Dec 4, 2014Dec 4, 2014
