MIKE HANCOCK: Family Genes

My father beamed at me from his leather recliner. “You know, having not been around each other, we’re a lot alike.”

Whiskey stench. The late night police visits. My mother’s black eyes.

Too young to remember, bet he thought.

But then, I hated him for that statement worse than anything.

Mike Hancock is a former wilderness guide and commercial fisherman. Now living in Wewoka, Oklahoma, he is an Adjunct Professor of English and a freelance writer. He holds a B.A. in English Literature and a M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. His fiction has appeared in multiple literary journals, and London’s Ether Books. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Hancock/112992545466326

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Posted by at 3:00 am on January 7th, 2013. 10 Comments »
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10 Comments

  1. BRAVO! Very nice Professor. I actually gave it a 5 Star … (it posted 4).

    Posted by Sharon Francis Becker on January 7th, 2013.

  2. Appears to be a more in depth story there

    Posted by Sherry Andrews on January 7th, 2013.

  3. A lot of story in just 50 words! Certainly leaves the reader wanting more. Good job! Sad story.

    Posted by Pat B on January 7th, 2013.

  4. Powerful ending. Excellent work at capturing voice and atmosphere on this one. Bravo!

    Posted by Dave R. on January 7th, 2013.

  5. I am surprised by how much of a story could be told with just fifty words. Definitely leaves me wanting to hear more of the story.

    Posted by Tonie Burkett on January 7th, 2013.

  6. Intense father/son moment in 50 words. Speaks volumes about their past.

    Posted by Meg Bieniek on January 7th, 2013.

  7. powerful – tells so much about the self-absorbed father and the pain of the angry son

    Posted by ginger hughes on January 7th, 2013.

  8. Great piece! I agree with some of the others: there’s a lot more story here. Powerful last line.

    Posted by Darren C on January 7th, 2013.

  9. great story. I hate his father, too, and truthfully you’ve told me all I want to know. Any more would just be whining.

    Posted by Roxie Harrington on January 7th, 2013.

  10. So relatable ….. agree with Roxie, you’ve said all that needs to be said…

    Posted by Erika Quezada on January 8th, 2013.

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