Augustine Himmel’s stories have been published in the Beloit Fiction Journal, the South Carolina Review, the Northern Reader, and several other places. Another essay about his conversion, "Only the Humble Are Happy," appeared in the National Catholic Register.
Author: Augustine Himmel
OxyContin, the Holy Spirit, and Townes Van Zandt
Her hair was red, but not nearly as red as the area rug that sat atop the aqua-green carpet in her living room. She was short and plump, yet not as round as the peanut M&Ms we ate while drinking …