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Donny, Connie, and the General

By WILLIAM PRENTISSWARNING: See end of post! Donny, his real name, was a debutante and gay as the day was long. He didn’t come from money, but he sure as...
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Rickles: The Greendale Arsonist

DELTA SHORTS:   Rickles: The Greendale Arsonist By WILLIAM PRENTISS   [caption id="attachment_2287" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Fire Department responding to another arsonist fire on West 2nd in Clarksdale, Mississippi around 2:30...
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David “Straight” and Adelaide

DELTA SHORTS:   David "Straight" and Adelaide By WILLIAM PRENTISS WARNING: See end of post!

Photo by The Delta Bohemian

David was always a good boy...
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Blue: King of the Walking People

DELTA SHORTS:   Blue: King of the Walking People By WILLIAM PRENTISS WARNING: See end of post! Blue didn’t give a damn what folks thought. He had carved out a...
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Eddie: The Right Pope of Bongwater

DELTA SHORTS   Eddie: The Right Pope of Bongwater By WILLIAM PRENTISS WARNING: This story, though ultimately shrouded in redemption, does portray some characters in their basest state, including coarse...
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Genevieve

DELTA SHORTS   Genevieve By WILLIAM PRENTISS WARNING: This story, though ultimately shrouded in redemption, does portray some characters in their basest state, including coarse language, non-gratuitous graphic sexuality, and...
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Carlene

A DELTA SHORT: By WILLIAM PRENTISS WARNING: This story, though ultimately shrouded in redemption, does portray some characters in their basest state, including coarse language, non-gratuitous graphic sexuality, and internal...
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Where’d He Go? … A New Delta Short which begs for Delta Bohemian Writers to respond!

DELTA SHORTS Where'd He Go? [caption id="attachment_1556" align="alignright" width="197" caption="Delta Bohemian Jimmy Carter submitted this photo of his Delta Bohemian shirt. Hmmmmm. Where'd He Go? Photo by Delta Bohemian Jimmy...
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Alligators and Off Switches

DELTA SHORTS   Alligators and Off Switches By WILLIAM PRENTISS   [caption id="attachment_1106" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Vance Sullivan from Friars Point near Clarksdale, MS - the heart of the Mississippi Delta....
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Juke Joint Love

By WILLIAM PRENTISS It had been over a year to no avail. Simone and Darryl never met, even then. She had been on stage and he had been hungrily eyeing...
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Delta Delusions: Faces

By WILLIAM PRENTISS CLARKSDALE, Mississippi I see faces everywhere and in everything, always have, but I had never seen them in second story windows--not until recently. I doubt I am alone...
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Delta Delusions: Ain’t No Bugs On Me

DELTA SHORTS: DELTA DELUSIONS Ain't No Bugs On Me By WILLIAM PRENTISS My grandmother ruined me. I never had a chance against a bug. She used to give me an...
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