The first thing Arthur saw when he woke up was the ceiling fan whirling in the faint blue light, third speed. Slow speed. Slow blinks. For a moment, he thought ...
X.C. Atkins is the author of Grace Street Alley and other stories, published with Makeout Creek, and The Desperado Days, published with Trnsfr Books. He has short stories in Prairie Schooner, Paper Darts, BULL, Akashic Books Richmond Noir, Coal Hill Review, and other journals and anthologies. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University. He lives and writes in Los Angeles.