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Beth Stiller

Beth is a sports television technical director based in Los Angeles.

Vlogerrarium

[ fiction - september 05 ]

A short story about video.

Water rings

[ fiction - april 05 ]

A story about domesticity.

Con trails

[ fiction - may 04 ]

A short story about nomads

The wall

[ fiction - february 04 ]

"One night, after a loud knock on the door of apartment 11B, Concepcion lost her man and her first-born, and was impregnated by a stranger."

A Man on a horse on a rock in the park

[ fiction - october 03 ]

"'Jen...' Brent wanted to tell her he was lonely in his air-conditioned command and control condo, packed with dogs and electronic toys, but Jennifer had already hung up. He gazed at the plasma screens. He pet the dog. Plasmas show no reflection. The words never came."

Your turn

[ fiction - july 03 ]

"Will and Leah made up their own rules. First, meeting was a secret. Neither could tell anyone about the cabin, the game or each other for 20 years. The fee to visit the cabin was a good deed or a truth told. It was Will's turn."

The lesson

[ fiction - may 03 ]

"Jamming his forearm into the guy's the bow tie, and slamming the guy up against the wall, Lou yelled into his face, "How dare you treat people that way! Who the hell do you think you are?" The tastefully stained wooden wall shook, and pile of menus fell to the floor. The man's eyes bulged from his head. He adjusted his toupee."

Sushi Sarah

[ fiction - march 03 ]

"The cell phone in her coat pocket bounced against Wanda's leg. She could feel it. It was cold. She walked more quickly passed the neighborhood dry cleaner, the pizza parlor & peeked into the window of the Internet café."