16. What it All Means to Me
*Philosophy* has a Laboratory. Hell--which for all I know is the same as Heaven--is where we can best examine ideas about existence and the meaning of our…
Time Will Tell
Philosophy may deem time a fluid device Which moves from fast to slow at any moment With pointed black hands on a numbered face That spin inexplicably quicker…
Laurossel's Quandry
Laurossel had long since given up on maintaining an avatar in the universe. Too much hassle; it’s hard to care when nothing really matters. He used to jump in…
The Beginning of the End
Laurossel had just enough time to return to his apartment and rest a little before the PA system outside announced “Armageddon in 4 hours. Termination unit…
The End of Everything
The last sunset ever on what had once been the planet Earth was not quite as spectacular as Laurossel had hoped. He had imagined something a little more…
Worth Waiting For
Mary, the last Christian lay dying. No priest stood beside her to administer the Last Rites. No Charismatic Fundamentalist was there to condemn her to Hell…
A Metaphysical Dichotomy
“Any messages?” “Yes. Ralph from Marketing called to say that the new One-Sheets are in, God descended from the Heavens in all his splendor and toured the…