📖 Short Stories
"Every piece of metal, every grain of wood, every seed planted — has a story worth telling."
Written Works
Tales from the Shop & Garden
Story No. 01
The First Weld
The first time I held a welding torch, I was convinced I was about to set the whole garage on fire. Sparks flew in every direction like a tiny orange fireworks show...
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What the Oak Taught Me
I bought the oak slab off a guy in Katy who was clearing a lot. It was rough-cut and full of character — a big knot dead center, a crack running the length of one edge...
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The Figs of Downtown Houston
Nobody thought fig trees would grow in the middle of Houston. That was the conventional wisdom, anyway — too much clay, too much heat, too much concrete...
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Gate for a Stranger
A woman called me in the spring of 2009 about a gate. She'd found my number on a flier at the hardware store — the kind you cut little tabs off the bottom of...
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Coming Soon
Another story is in the works. Check back soon.
Story No. 06
Coming Soon
More to come. Good things take time — like good wood, good steel, good soil.