John Paul Carillo, Author at Consequence Forum

John Paul is a writer and musician living in New Jersey. He recently completed a book of stories, Into the Actual World, and Real American People, a novel that follows the theater of American politics from Ross Perot to election day 2016 through the eyes of rival barflies. John is the co-founder of rock-jazz trio Joy on Fire, twice featured on NPR's All Songs Considered.

Allen and Allen

by John Paul Carillo | Nov 17, 2022 | Fiction

A little over two years after he’d enlisted, Allen was back from Iraq and back with Lawn Island Landscaping. If I’d been scared of Allen before, I was terrified of him now. It wasn’t what Allen did that was frightening; it was more what he didn’t do. The first week he...