Bad Timing
Akiko descended back to the pavement on a swirl of sparkles, resplendent in her tight-fitting suit of solid glitter and armed with an opal-topped staff which…
How Laughable
Comedy twists the deeply painful Into that which can be spoken of with relative ease Though often used to replace critical contemplation And mistakenly thought…
4. I Laughed Myself Away
*Comedy* often makes us laugh, if it is done well. Curiously, so does a jolt of sudden fear, if it turns out that the shock was needless and especially if we…
Medium
‘Thank you for calling New World Industries Incorporated. For general enquiries, press one. For product information, press two…’ Every corporate answering…
Letter-Imperfect
I’m dyslexic; sometimes I mix words up. I know this, but it still bothers me when people point it out. Today tops the list, though; my computer told me I had…
Old Friends on the Sidewalks of New York
Seth Goldstein and Solomon Goodrich, who grew up in New York on the East End, were talking together at a cafe on Broadway about their old times in New York…
"Wicked Taxidermist" Film Pitch
Tom is a wicked taxidermist who works with a wildlife preserve, pretending to love animals but secretly killing some, always keeping a trophy for his home when…
The Tailor-Thief
The last bus from The City to The Suburbs had just left. It was 1.38am on a regular Thursday. On the bus, a diversity of people, who were getting off through…
Not One for Drama
A cold sweat broke out on my forehead, though I had prayed it wouldn’t. The Two Bones thugs shifted so their group squared off against the Red Thumbs fellow…
My Femur!
I shouted in agony and grit my teeth. My leg really hurt. I guess this sort of thing can happen when you get shot.
His New Bestseller
“So,” said Roberts, smiling keenly, “What did you think?” David sat for a moment and considered his reply. Eventually he said, “It’s… different.“…
Never again, this time I'm sure.
Jan, how could you? We shared our innermost secrets, and our darkest fears. The tears stream down my face, I don’t even bother brushing them away. My nose…
Gary and the gin
Sometimes Gary wondered if there was more to life than gin. Then he took a sip. “Sweet lord,” Gary said, for this particular gin and tonic tasted especially…
packing for a journey.
Tom whistles softly, as he fingers Jose’s blanket poncho. The thick fabric has been woven over wrought chain mail. Jose dons the armored poncho with a grunt…
a burrito at the cantina, headed to trouble.
Enraged the dark shadow bellows in fury - but it has no power within the cantina. The saloon doors slam shut and the phantasm is gone. Jose casually cleans a…
scenes from a cantina.
Tom’s throat is parched; his lips are cracked and bleeding. Pushing open the saloon-style swinging doors, he enters the small cantina. _Tom has been walking…
counting in binary.
The teacher turns toward its students, “Class, does anyone know why we count in binary?” One pupil raises its arm. “Yes, Barry?” “It’s because we have only…
Breakfast with a side of Rhino
Foster sat down to a plate of Belgian waffles, expecting that day to proceed as any other, and then a rhinoceros flew through his window. There was no…
Just don't do this, OK?
Einstein always said that space was curved. Well, all right then. With the help of a little basic quantum physics (is there any other kind?), I built my new…
The Proof Is In The Pants
What if, Perchance, The plaintiff, Sir Pants, Caught the defendants, Sir Pull, Mrs. Miserable, and Maestro Throw All hurling his purple girdle in a photo…