Archive - Harrison Phinney

The Bottom of Things

This is the second part of The Tent, and together they form the second longest work I have completed to date.

May 29

February 2025

A brief introduction: I started this story some years ago, and it has lain dormant for far too long.

Feb 18

October 2023

Everyone else has left the village.

Oct 13, 2023

August 2023

The Construction Site

The workmen wasted no time—promptly at eight a.m.

Aug 10, 2023

May 2023

A Field in Summer

The breeze died down, right as I reached the middle of the field.

May 28, 2023

March 2023

They met once a week around the firepit in T’s backyard, the encroaching weeds kept at bay by his gardener’s relentless slash-and-burn campaign.

Mar 24, 2023

February 2023

Insofar as the words were concerned, to be written was a cruel trick.

Feb 19, 2023

After my espresso, I sat down at an empty table in the corner, to collect my thoughts and attempt to work for a while.

Feb 3, 2023

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