"Godshot" is my favorite

Artists usually don't like choosing which of their creations they like most. It's like asking a patent who their favorite child is. But of the fifteen short stories in MORSELS Vol. 1 I can honestly say that "Godshot" is my favorite. For me, it's a deeply spiritual tale but I constructed it in such a way that it's a matter of faith for the reader.

The story centers around a young L.A. Crip who, after a harrowing incident with two of his homies, finds himself on a bus locked into what may be a religious discussion or a con or hustle by another young guy drinking beer. I wanted to do a story that was emotionally engaging with a spiritual theme.

The story was inspired by the old Joan Osborne song, "One of us." That song really spoke to me when it first came out and maybe this story has rattled around inside my head ever since then. All I know is that when I started writing it, it just flowed naturally from there. The characters were patterned after people that I've known. When I first wrote it, I read it to my girlfriend Cathi, who loved it. For me, it encapsulates the kind of tales I like telling.It's not scary or heavy handed. I could've made the story more overt and really pushed the supernatural in it but I think that would've been to the detriment of the main character, Beanie D. It had to go the way it went.

Two people can read it and walk away with differing conclusions of what exactly transpired.

It has coarse language in it, one of the few of the fifteen stories that does. It's necessary given who the characters are. This is how they would speak. I actually lessened some of the harsh language from the first version because I thought it may have been a bit much. My stories might shock but I don't shock for shock's sake.

Of course your favorite may differ. I love all of the tales of course but I'm biased. You can read 'Godshot' for yourself and let me know what you think of it. Got a buck? Pick up the Morsels Vol 1 ebook at Amazon, BarnesandNoble.com and iTunes. You can buy a physical copy too. Info to do that is on this blog.

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