Bud Smith

Bud Smith works heavy construction in New Jersey. His books are the novels Tollbooth; F-250; the short story collection Or Something Like That; and the poetry collection Everything Neon. He lives with his wife in New York City, between a hospital and a bridge. www.budsmithwrites.com.
The Cloud

The Cloud

The double moonlit world vanished. I collapsed in spiky grass. Later, I woke gummy mouth’d, covered in dew. A lemon sun blinked strange through the trees. Everything was colored-in sloppy with fluorescent markers. My familiar chalky dullness, gone. I smacked my head. This new world remained.... Bud Smith works heavy ... Read More
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