William KecklerRevenant CityThey wear the human clothing of time again. I think most planned on being sensibly dead,1 min read·Mar 29, 2024----
William KecklerAnatomy of a Fall: My Terrible Ending (Spoiler Alert)I get it. It was only a few minutes into this Oscar nominee for Best Picture that I said aloud, “We are never going to be given the answer…7 min read·Mar 24, 2024----
William KecklerAfter the ToothbrushI lie in a bed of darkness, my tongue searching my mouth. I lie there in darkness, my tongue translating grit of language on my teeth. I…1 min read·Mar 22, 2024----
William KecklerThanksThe ocean’s bottom is crossing somewhere tonight as your hand crossing this kitchen table.1 min read·Mar 13, 2024----
William KecklerDear Franz,My mother (who is not my mother) talks with me in the kitchen. We are back in the old house of my childhood. It was a small house where we…4 min read·Mar 10, 2024----
William KecklerWorst. Halloween Party. Ever.The worst Halloween party ever was at Bobby Vitelli’s house. Most of us were in second or third grade. Bobby’s father had just escaped from…2 min read·Mar 9, 2024----
William KecklerBrumationShe visits them in their torpor. She kneels on the ice of the frozen pond. She kneels next to their snouts and strokes them. She knows…4 min read·Mar 8, 2024----
William KecklerSkinnyJoan didn’t know what to do, whether to schedule an intervention for Celia, or to just tell her no. She had agreed to accompany her…6 min read·Mar 8, 2024----
William KecklerThe DareLovers still climb into those wicker baskets, into the gondolas of hot-air balloons.1 min read·Mar 7, 2024----