The Driver by James Bez

The Driver by James Bez

It was a hot day. Ridiculously hot. I climbed into my open-top car waiting outside Sarajevo Station. I touched my hands to the leather steering wheel and immediately pulled them back.“God, that’s hot!” Even in the shade of the station, the steering wheel burned...

Alternative Lord of the Flies by James Bez

This short story is a reimagining of the classic Lord of the Flies by William Golding in which the point of view is a character of James’s own creation.   I awoke suddenly, confused by my surroundings. I smelled burnt plastic and metal. I heard creaking and...