Ryan E. Felton

  • The Man Who Ran for God (pt. 3)

    SELAH: I             In an office bigger than many men’s own homes sits a withering human being — white, male, hairless with crepe paper for skin. Fingers like rotting twigs press a button near his lap. There is a resulting buzz which summons another ancient man. They are both dressed in couture out of time…

  • The Man Who Ran for God (pt. 1)

    GENESIS I. In the Beginning Gideon Dodd, he was a preacher man. And during the first quarter of the twenty-first century in America, a preacher man with the gumption, charisma, booming voice, and winning smile of Gideon Dodd’s caliber could make a lucrative go of it. At forty-seven years old Dodd had long since been…

  • Performance Review

    Performance Review Ryan Everett Felton   Martin Fletcher’s wife Eloise placed a sacked lunch in his hands and kissed him goodbye. “Don’t be nervous,” she said, but they both knew he was. “I hate these damn performance reviews,” he said, moving in for a return smooch. “Makes me feel like cattle.” “You’ll be fine,” said…