Fiction writer
San Francisco Bay Area
Laraine by Don J. Rath - Identity Theory
Laraine by Don J. Rath - Identity Theory
I hadn’t spoken to Laraine in over two years, not since I asked her if she wanted to go to an Anita Baker concert with me.
Addressee Unknown
Addressee Unknown
The cards keep coming. Year after year. This time, she's going to make them stop.
Lit eZine Vol 9 | p-12 | FICTION | Eyes Like Mine
Lit eZine Vol 9 | p-12 | FICTION | Eyes Like Mine
SHORT STORY EYES LIKE MINEby Don J. Rath AI-Generated Image His name was Joe Kelly, and I believe I was his oldest son. I first met him two weeks after my mother Lauren’s funeral, a photo hidden in…
The Holy Land
The Holy Land
You must have the wrong Rodney Wilder.
The Delicate Imbalance of Home in “Make Your Way Home”
The Delicate Imbalance of Home in “Make Your Way Home”
Carrie R. Moore traces Black lives-in-transition throughout the South in “Make Your Way Home”
Make Believe by Don J. Rath — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
Make Believe by Don J. Rath — AC | DC A Journal for the Bent
Fiction
42 Stories Anthology | book
42 Stories Anthology | book
WEDNESDAY: The Knack of Reading Time
WEDNESDAY: The Knack of Reading Time
BY DON RATH Copyright is held by the author. DANIEL SCANNED the article from page three of a particular Sunday paper, the one he kept folded in his jacket pocket. The first time he’d seen it, Danie…
The Anatomy of Returning Home as a Stranger: A Review of Gayl Jones’ “The Unicorn Woman”
The Anatomy of Returning Home as a Stranger: A Review of Gayl Jones’ “The Unicorn Woman”
A review of Gayl Jones’ new novel, “The Unicorn Woman.”
Dear Mrs. Markam - The Sunlight Press
Dear Mrs. Markam - The Sunlight Press
It is every little boy’s first hard lesson. There are no easy choices.
"The Wedding" by Don J. Rath
"The Wedding" by Don J. Rath
“No Son of Mine” Recounts a Son’s Life When He’s No Longer a Son
“No Son of Mine” Recounts a Son’s Life When He’s No Longer a Son
Andrew Boryga Asks How Much Fabrication is Allowable in Fiction in “Victim”
Andrew Boryga Asks How Much Fabrication is Allowable in Fiction in “Victim”
Basement Uncle || Don J Rath
Basement Uncle || Don J Rath
Davey’s Uncle Bo arrived like an early summer thunderstorm — unexpected, loud, and at the worst possible time. “Mom? There’s a man at the back door.”
Marilyn
Marilyn
Freedom, Courage, and the Power of Names in “The American Daughters”
Freedom, Courage, and the Power of Names in “The American Daughters”
The Blue Book, published in Twelve Winters Journal
The Blue Book, published in Twelve Winters Journal
The Collection, published in Blood & Bourbon, Issue 13
The Collection, published in Blood & Bourbon, Issue 13
Risk, Rebellion, and Growth in “Good Women”
Risk, Rebellion, and Growth in “Good Women”
Website
Website
Solace After Tragedy, in “This Isn’t Going to End Well”
Solace After Tragedy, in “This Isn’t Going to End Well”
Book Review: Moonrise Over New Jessup
Book Review: Moonrise Over New Jessup
A List of Sh*t to Bring to My Brother’s Funeral (micro fiction)
A List of Sh*t to Bring to My Brother’s Funeral (micro fiction)
7E | Kindle Vella
7E | Kindle Vella
Book Review: Palindrome
Book Review: Palindrome
Book Review: Stories from the Tenants Downstairs
Book Review: Stories from the Tenants Downstairs
“Whitestone” (nonfiction)
“Whitestone” (nonfiction)
“Highjacker” (short story)
“Highjacker” (short story)
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