J.D. Mathes
J.D. Mathes has done many things to support his writing and his two daughters, including fighting wildfires and working logistics in Antarctica. He lives in Redlands, California.
Essays, Memoirs & True Stories
Rough Road
Beat from cycling around town all morning collecting rejections, I scarfed down a fast-food burger that settled into my gut like wet plaster. I just wanted to sit in the air-conditioning and pretend things were going to be OK, but a kid in his polyester uniform started slinging ammonia water from a mop bucket, and the smell made my sinuses hurt.
August 2025
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