A story you think you know.

A past you never expected.

Under the Red White and Blue: A Novel of Jay Gatsby

Coming soon from M. Stephen Andrews

Celestial Eyes - Francis Cugat, 1925 
Celestial Eyes by Francis Cugat, 1925

As long as you’re here, have a little something to read.

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Hydrant

A flash piece about friends. I hope you enjoy it.

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Elegant dining room with a long table set with white napkins, glasses, and floral centerpieces, in front of a fireplace with ornate wooden paneling and chandeliers, with portraits on the walls.

Moving Day

Another quick one. Based on true events. Sad but true.

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Henry

A longer piece. Perhaps a segment of something yet to come.

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On The Great Gatsby …‍ ‍

“In the end, Gatsby’s tragedy, as F. Scott Fitzgerald envisioned it, is the tragedy inherent in our collective “American Dream.” When we define ourselves by aspiration, the future we dream of can never arrive. We must always aspire to the next rung on an endless ladder, a brass ring forever out of reach.”

—M. Stephen Andrews

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