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D. R. Roth

4 min read

Thank You, Trevor Bezdek

As she lay dying, my 90-year-old mother and I discussed death and its aftermath. An avowed Atomist, she believed we are born of and...

D. R. Roth

1 min read

What About What Billy Wants?

Contrary to Belle’s fears, taking her dad back to visit his farm isn’t about killing him, it’s about bringing him back to life.

D. R. Roth

3 min read

Luminous Strings...The Art of Henry Mandell

When I view Henry Mandell’s work, I’m struck by how organic it seems despite (or is it because) of the nature of its creation.

D. R. Roth

1 min read

Dancing the Cardas in the Laundromat

A woman walks into a laundromat and....dances

D. R. Roth

6 min read

Alice Munro's Men

The distant-disappearing-dying-dismissible men of Too Much Happiness

D. R. Roth

11 min read

The Road to Albiano (Second Place)

This story placed second in the inaugural Bucks County Short Fiction Contest. The contest was judged by highly respected local author and...

D. R. Roth

2 min read

Giving Voice to a Silent History

Popular 19thC French historian Jules Michelet believed that a nation’s history should not focus on its institutions and leaders but on...

D. R. Roth

2 min read

Remarkable for What's Not There

Suite Française is remarkable on a number of levels. Many have commented on the tragic circumstances under which it was written, the fact...

D. R. Roth

2 min read

The Political Gets Personal

Lifelike Creatures is a twisting tale in three acts. Fasten your seatbelt. Just when you think you know where this wild ride is headed,...