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Dandelions

Dandelions

Dandelions Kurt sat cold at the end of his driveway, a bowl of sugary offerings for the children settled in his lap. He treasured Halloween, but the festivity was winding down. Night had completely fallen. Most of the children and parents had come and gone. Parents with children dressed as pirates and superheroes and princesses, […]

Escalade Dreams

Escalade Dreams

Escalade Dreams I’m intrigued by certain correlations. Sometimes I’m struck by bits of information and try to fit them together like pieces of a puzzle. The human puzzle, I guess you could (pretentiously) say. One of these bits is the obsession with the Cadillac Escalade. Heck, I probably shouldn’t care. There’s better things to think […]

The Gamble

The Gamble

The Gamble Fitzi went all in on four Queens/8 high. Jimmy beat him with a straight flush of hearts. He raked Fitzi’s chips into his pile. “You buying back in?” Jimmy asked. Jimmy had all the luck. It confounded Fitzi because Jimmy didn’t appear to be much of a man of God. He didn’t even […]

Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-Grown Meat There’s an online petition to stop lab-grown meat from being served in schools. When I heard about it, I needed to know more. The petition lists reasons why serving lab-grown meat in schools is a bad idea. These reasons are kind of boring, so I scrolled down to where people have posted videos […]

Fingernails

Fingernails

Fingernails Sometimes, when I cross the line to Indiana, I stop at Howie’s truck stop diner for a pork tenderloin sandwich. See, I was born and raised in Indiana. Now I live just across the state line. But, because I’m a Hoosier by birth, when I go over to Indiana and pass by Howie’s, I […]

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The Consultant
fables, stories

The Consultant

The Consultant The doorbell rang. In his sleeping shorts and flip flops, Irvin got up to answer the door. Outside, … Continue reading The Consultant

The Cutler & the Cobbler
fables, stories

The Cutler & the Cobbler

The Cutler & the Cobbler The cutler sold his business to his apprentice. Then he took the proceeds from its … Continue reading The Cutler & the Cobbler

Handicap
stories

Handicap

Handicap Thales never rises from his wheelchair except to eat, occasionally bathe, excrete or sleep. To rise for any other … Continue reading Handicap

The Indolent Lama
poetic ramblings, poetry

The Indolent Lama

The Indolent Lama the indolent lama finishes his tea takes a shit scrubs his ass and balls with a rag … Continue reading The Indolent Lama

Britches
fables, stories

Britches

Britches Freida sobbed because her dog Britches had died and now she was all alone. And she wept because she … Continue reading Britches

Lying with the Dead
poetic ramblings, poetry

Lying with the Dead

Lying with the Dead i’ve thought about lying with the dead but i’m not goth or otherwise terribly melodramatic so … Continue reading Lying with the Dead

Zen Goldfish
fables

Zen Goldfish

Zen Goldfish I reached in the glass bowl and caught the goldfish. It hardly squirmed in my fist as I … Continue reading Zen Goldfish

A Fair Fight
poetic ramblings, poetry

A Fair Fight

A Fair Fight most men seem to desire warmth and tenderness from a lover most men seem to desire understanding … Continue reading A Fair Fight

What?
poetic ramblings, poetry

What?

What? what is there to learn to know to understand? is the answer: everything or nothing or something in between? … Continue reading What?

Solitary Life of a Writer
fables, flash fiction, stories

Solitary Life of a Writer

Solitary Life of a Writer The writer said despondently, “It’s a solitary life, being a writer.” The other man, never … Continue reading Solitary Life of a Writer

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