The things you find when you look through old folders.
About Me
Douglas Wright is a novelist and short story writer based in Seattle. Before turning to fiction, he worked as a paramedic, wilderness guide, and entrepreneur; a varied career that continues to shape the stories he tells. Hailing from Canada's west coast, he has contributed to alt-weeklies and adventure publications on subjects close to his heart:... Continue Reading →
Elk Hunting Bootcamp Experience: From Novice to Know-How
I lay prone in the dirt of an Idaho mountainside, gravel digging into my elbows. I watched a puff of dust dissipate in the distant air, 1120 yards across the gorge. A voice came from behind me. โJust beneath his feet and behind him. Come up twelve and hold right for wind.โ Said Joseph, in... Continue Reading →
Marooned
I was rowing a small boat many years ago, fighting the wind and the current after a day of fishing. It seemed futile in the weather I had and night was coming, so I decided to spend the night on an small offshore island. It was here I found a wild and solitary man sitting... Continue Reading →
Transcendental Pizza – A Short Story
It was the day of the family reunion, back in the summer of 1984, and we were having a picnic on the village green. Everyone had shown up; all the uncles and aunts, all the cousins, grandma and grandpa, everyone. It was absolutely marvelous. I love those big Italian get-togethers, theyโre full of laughs and... Continue Reading →
Entry Prohibited – A Short Story
The helicopterโs blades thup-thup-thupped steadily as the small yellow machine flew low over the forest. The morning sun gave a coniferous green glow to the trees that spread in all directions like a bristly shag rug.