Francois Bereaud

Francois Bereaud celebrated turning 50 by earning an MFA from San Diego State University. He was the bosque journal’s “Discovery Author Award” winner in 2017. He has also been published in the City Works Journal, online at Rejected Manuscripts, and has stories upcoming at Sundial Magazine, and the Table for None Anthology.
He has written a novel and two short story collections which he dreams of publishing and seeing in the window of his beloved neighborhood bookstore.
In his non-writing life, he is a husband, dad, full time community college math professor, retired youth soccer coach, tutor and mentor in the Congolese refugee community, and mediocre hockey player.

Snakebit

As Zach flew over the handlebars of his mountain bike, his body a rigid missile parallel to the ground, he figured it’d be bad. He’d been going pretty fast. On the good luck side, nothing too serious broke save a couple of ribs – those hurt like a mother, though. On the bad luck side, he landed next to a rattler who promptly bit him in the shin. He hollered to holy hell, rousting a couple of homeless guys who had been squatting peacefully not ten yards from the trail. A small but vigorous debate ensued.
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