Gorge, a novel in progress by Michael Gullo (2026)
“How long’s it take to get there?”
“About eight hours.”
“Normal times.”
“I’ll take it slow. Joan’s gonna be freaking out if I don’t get back there.”
“You never should have left.”
“Denial is a twisting river.”
“Who’s that?”
“No clue. Looks like Stef’s headlights, but it’s black.”
“Who else would it be?”
“Buddy. I got no clue.”
“It is Stef.”
“Open the door. Let me by. You gotta be kidding me.”
“I mean, I think I see what happened.”
“She’s…”
“Hello, boyzos.”
“Let me guess…”
“Nope. Let me tell it.”
“This might be my favorite story ever.”
“Hi, James. Did this guy behave himself – you going somewhere?”
“I gotta get back to Hammond.”
“You’re gonna love it. It’s a free-for-all out there.”