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Alexander Koch

Al Koch is a writer living in St. Paul, Minnesota with his beautiful and supportive fiance, Jenny, and his two cats, Erik and Teddy. His writing is heavily influenced from growing up in south-central Wisconsin, kayaking the rivers of the Midwest, as well as his family's love for creating and imagining tall tales about their cats.

To Hunt and Be Hunted

It was a quiet October day, drizzling and cold as dusk edged its way over the hills. In southwestern Wisconsin, out in the hollows far from any civilization, a small cabin renovated into a viable home stood by an outcropping of trees. Smoke was billowing from the chimney while chickens scuttled around the wet grass. A glass storm door was the only thing preventing the cold breeze from seeping its way into the house. Through that glass door, a woodstove squatted low to the floor, casting heat to fight back the cold of the crisp autumn day. However, this wasn’t just any October day.
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Issue 36, April 2020
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Alexander Koch

Al Koch is a writer living in St. Paul, Minnesota with his beautiful and supportive fiance, Jenny, and his two cats, Erik and Teddy. His writing is heavily influenced from growing up in south-central Wisconsin, kayaking the rivers of the Midwest, as well as his family's love for creating and imagining tall tales about their cats.

To Hunt and Be Hunted

It was a quiet October day, drizzling and cold as dusk edged its way over the hills. In southwestern Wisconsin, out in the hollows far from any civilization, a small cabin renovated into a viable home stood by an outcropping of trees. Smoke was billowing from the chimney while chickens scuttled around the wet grass. A glass storm door was the only thing preventing the cold breeze from seeping its way into the house. Through that glass door, a woodstove squatted low to the floor, casting heat to fight back the cold of the crisp autumn day. However, this wasn’t just any October day.
Long Short Story
Issue 36, April 2020
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