precious little fictions in 500 words (or less).

Bard Young

Like his character, Professor Hoefler, Bard Young is older than his wife. His screen saver is a photo he shot of her in a skimpy bathing suit while on their honeymoon forty years ago this August. He looks at that photo every day, shakes his head, and says, “Young, you’re one lucky son of a bitch.”