This blog was originally published in January, 2017. I am releasing it again now in honor of my dog, who my wife and I rescued when he was 8. We just lost him at the age of 14. We couldn't have asked for a better dog! It’s January! The firs...
Going Postal (An epistolary short story) By Michael Weitz Originally published in SQUARES Magazine, Volume 2 Number 8, Fall 2005 Dear Mrs. Mathews: My name is Jean Phillips. I am married to one of the gentlemen your husband plays ...
Knightmare Onboard by Michael Weitz Originally published in SQUARES Magazine, Volume 2 Number 7, Spring 2005 “You’re a chess player, huh?” I felt the words more than heard them. For the past two months I’d been swimming thro...
Bad Coffee by Michael Weitz Originally published in SQUARES Magazine, Volume 2 Number 5, Summer 2004 I lost my first game. Well, technically I resigned from it. But it didn’t bother me too much. My opponent was rated 300 points above m...
