R.E. Vaughn

SHORT STORY/FLASH FICTION WRITER

United States


Feral Writer | Book Nerd | Veteran | Pilot | Southerner | Mad Scientist and All around Stubborn Person

Reading and writing Contemporary Realistic Literature and Short Fiction appeal to me the most.The imperfections of the human dynamic predominate my works. A Southerner by virtue of ancestry, birth, and choice, I currently make my home not far from the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, and the beaches of South Carolina. I've traveled extensively and lived in both Europe and Hawaii.

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Goodreads
11/26/2016
Days of Never Again, Part 1 - Opening Chapter by R.E. Vaughn

My father buried a knife deep in my heart. In March of 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War, we lived in Columbus, Georgia, when I was a girl of eleven years old. Nearby was the Fort Benning military base, where my father had trained as a soldier and returned to from the war. He had been home only a few months when he abandoned us, leaving town with a next-door neighbor, my mother’s friend Abigail Chapel.

Goodreads
08/28/2016
Fragile Boundaries - Part I by R.E. Vaughn

It's early morning and I've just finished painting the neighbor's side of our backyard fence when my wife, LeAnn, steps off the deck and onto our lawn. O...

Protagonize
01/01/2016
Bad Lands

Part one of a three-part short story. Two brothers, one a recent veteran from the war, and the other, a younger and less disciplined young man, set out together for a place called Bad Lands. They encounter trouble along the way and while there.

Writerscafe
Preserving A Country Life

Two young brothers bear witness to life and death at its most primitive level. Rayanne took the boys to her parents' farmhouse and dropped them off like they were dry cleaning. "I'll come back tomorrow and get 'em, Mama," she said. "Keep a close eye on 'em. Both been acting up lately."

Protagonize
01/05/2016
The Devil's Face

A story of the peril of falling in love with someone unable to love even life itself.

Writerscafe
10/01/2015
The Bully

A grandfather's encounter with a violent small town bully shows even the best of men can't always hold back their dark, primitive side.

Protagonize
12/01/2015
Backroad

Be careful of what you wish for. It might come true as one man finds out.

Writerscafe
11/29/2015
When All Is Said And Done

A young woman searches for her kidnapped sister, aided by a family friend, a bounty hunter. The story revolves around the themes of displaced love, deceit, and blackmail.

Writerscafe
10/01/2015
Pushing Her Buttons

An apathetic young man finds a terrible day can become a much worse night when the woman who loved him retaliates with an expected vengeance.

Just Publishing
02/28/2015
An Essential List Every Author Should Read

While I rarely reblog, there are times when a piece written on another blog is just so good, it begs to be shared. I came across the following list about publishing on an aggregated blog, and tracked my way back to the original article written by Scott Burken.