Kristopher Kozak

“My Little Secrets” by Kristopher Kozak

1 Can you keep a secret? You should. It is really not that hard to, especially when you know that there will be consequences if you can’t. My older brother Craig Jr., or C.J, as my parents called him, couldn’t keep a secret, and he found out what happens the hard way. We’ll get to that later. First, let’s talk a little bit about our background and how things ended up the way they are now.   We were born and brought up in the small West Texas town of Little Comanche, population 247. Our parents, Craig an...

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“Back to School ” by Kristopher Kozak

Submitted to Contest #54

Kurt was a veteran of the United States Army and had been stationed all over the world, including three deployments to Iraq, but none of his ventures had worried him as much as his upcoming one, life as a student back in his hometown of Santa Esmeralda, Texas. When he left the West Texas desert and saw the beautiful woods of Fort Benning, Georgia—his first time ever being out of state—he swore he’d never return and live in a desert by choice again. After retirement, the he found himself ...

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“Second Chances ” by Kristopher Kozak

Submitted to Contest #54

I After the coronavirus pandemic and the fucking murder hornets, the police protests in the name of equality, the natural disasters, and the world wide blackouts, everyone knew that the end was no longer near, it was here. As expected, people all over the world had began to panic. They rioted and looted. No longer had toilet paper and hand sanitizer been a priority. Clean hands and asses didn’t matter as much when people needed energy and food. The scramble for sustained shelf life sustenance, solar panels and gasoli...

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“A Biscuit and a Piece of Pork Fat ” by Kristopher Kozak

Submitted to Contest #49

Loretta June and Avery Dixon sat in two of three chairs placed outside of Principal Clapsaddle’s office waiting for their punishments. The two fourth graders, who attended Comanche Elementary School in Little Comanche, Texas, had gotten into a heated argument at lunch time that resulted in Loretta throwing a homemade biscuit at Avery. The students who bore witness broke into laughter after the buttermilk baked treat bounced off of Avery’s forehead. This sent the young redheaded boy into a frenzy as the skin behind his freckled...

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“How To Kill A Weatherman ” by Kristopher Kozak

Submitted to Contest #47

You know that weatherman? The one they call “Doppler Dan”. You remember the day he started working at Channel 4 News. The other anchors at the station seemed to enjoy his quirky jokes but when you watched him you saw something else. Something you just didn’t like. ​There’s another news broadcast you can watch on a different channel, but the news isn’t as good. The anchorwomen aren’t nearly as pretty and the quality of news isn’t nearly as well delivered. You’ve been loyal to Channel 4 since you st...

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