Fire in Galveston

From The Texas Observer, "Today we offer Ken Wheatcroft-Pardue’s “Fire in Galveston,” a three-part narrative about fires in the Oleander City—some literal, some metaphorical, and some still burning." I'm real happy about this. Somehow, I've pulled off a hat trick. In the late 80's, I had a political essay in The Texas Observer; in 2008 a couple of poems thanks to their wonderful poetry editor Naomi Shihab Nye; and now a short story on their website thanks to the contest's judge and my new hero, Dagoberto Gilb. Enjoy!