G. D. McFetridge

G. D. McFetridge writes from the wilderness of Montana’s Sapphire Mountains. His short fiction and essays are published across the United States, in Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and India, including the following academic publications: Tampa Review; El Portal, Lampeter Review; Confrontation; Cottonwood; South Dakota Review; Weber, the Contemporary West; Louisiana Literature; Big Muddy; Antigonish Review; The Texas Review; Aethlon; Allegany Review; Seems and Foliate Oak, Univ. of Arkansas.

Thinning of the Herd

It was after midday when the sound of an airplane interrupted the tranquility of my forested home. I was standing on my second-story deck drinking a cup of coffee, and what caught my attention was the proximity of the aircraft, which seemed closer than usual. Moments later the engine began sputtering in short bursts—blat, blat. . .blat-blat-blat. . .blat. Then it went dead silent.

Long Short Story

Issue 57, January 2022

G. D. McFetridge

G. D. McFetridge writes from the wilderness of Montana’s Sapphire Mountains. His short fiction and essays are published across the United States, in Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and India, including the following academic publications: Tampa Review; El Portal, Lampeter Review; Confrontation; Cottonwood; South Dakota Review; Weber, the Contemporary West; Louisiana Literature; Big Muddy; Antigonish Review; The Texas Review; Aethlon; Allegany Review; Seems and Foliate Oak, Univ. of Arkansas.

Thinning of the Herd

It was after midday when the sound of an airplane interrupted the tranquility of my forested home. I was standing on my second-story deck drinking a cup of coffee, and what caught my attention was the proximity of the aircraft, which seemed closer than usual. Moments later the engine began sputtering in short bursts—blat, blat. . .blat-blat-blat. . .blat. Then it went dead silent.

Long Short Story

Issue 57, January 2022

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