Email Author Joe Pappalardo

2001 Stories by Joe Pappalardo

• Trick Town

  published May 31, 2001

  NUEVO LAREDO--It's nearly 10:30 on a Thursday night and 23-year-old Les is on the street, prowling for women. He's come to the right--if... More >>

• Mean Green

  published April 19, 2001

  HUNTSVILLE--Stampy the nervous beagle weaves through the metal chairs, braving a tangle of feet and ignoring the hands that sporadically... More >>

• War Torn

  published April 5, 2001

  "...Persons of humanitarian and reformist disposition often go...to the Balkan peninsula to see who was in fact ill-treating whom...all... More >>

• Asphalt Jungle

  published April 5, 2001

  Welcome to Monday morning at the corner of Hermosa and Peavy. It's a mess. Approach the ravaged intersection like a crime scene: There's... More >>

• Lee's Library

  published March 15, 2001

  Jeanette Lee points to the pepper spray on her key chain lying on the table at St. Luke's Love Field United Methodist Church. "I have one on... More >>

• Love & Rockets

  published March 1, 2001

  These days, the front door of Beal Aerospace is locked, and knocks go unanswered. Three vehicles dot the otherwise empty parking lot,... More >>

• Big Murk's Kids

  published February 8, 2001

  There is a faint but distinct tearing sound as Billy Murkledove flips through a stack of old photos, each showing a group of smiling youths. The... More >>

• Dirty Pictures

  published January 4, 2001

  When C.A. Reynerson walked into Keith's Comics in September 1999, it was clear he wasn't looking forward to catching up on the action in the... More >>