Christmas With the Sidhe
Clowns, why did it have to be clowns? It could have been Kelpie or even my mother-in-law, but no, instead its rainbow costumes, squeaky noses, trick flowers…
Where have all the sad clowns gone?
She typed, “I just helped a friend move into their apartment. The next day they found 37 clowns under their porch.” _She watched the cursor blink. She tried…
Nightmare Clowns: No Escape
Anne was standing on her apartment porch when I pulled up, clenching and unclenching her fists in short staccato bursts. At the sound of my car door closing…
Cheerfulness
I used to be happy most of the time, but that changed this spring when Pa found my collection, the bits of rats, I had stashed behind the woodstove. He locked…
Greasepaint and Legs
“Aww, come on- you don’t want the kiddos to be disappointed, do ya?” hollers the huge painted mouth by my face. The size of his mouth make his eyes appear…
Wooden Acupuncture
“Comfortable, Mr. Purtry?” Jake turned his head to look at the nurse. “I’m half-naked and strapped to a table.” He paused. “Are the straps really necessary? I…
Strength from Adversity
Jaime was worried, worried that no one would accept her, worried that no one would help her, worried that no one would care. Her makeup was exactly like…
Cupid in Many Forms
The clown stared at Don Quixote with more disbelief than he normally mustered. “Seriously, old man? Seriously?” “Good fellow, my sincerity is not in…
Clowning in the Pool
It was the last thing you’d expect to find in a swimming pool. Detective Dick Richards stared at the tiny clown car as the tow truck pulled it from the water…
Send in the clowns
The plain stretched before them. On the horizon, dust thrown up by the rampaging hordes merged into the grey clouds. “Ssh! Listen!” “What do you hear…
Juggerigeur
*Juggerigeur* The International Clown Encyclopedia, 6th Edition Juggerigeur refers to an obscure juggling tradition from Eastern Europe. Meaning literally…
On the Road with Quixote
“You are the worst clown I have ever met,” Don Quixote said with as much disapproval as he could muster. The clown sniffed. “And you’re crazy, old man,” he…