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Movies

Movies

Movies Sitting in the library in Chicago. Wasting a morning with cheap coffee and poetry, when a book on shelf R9 catches my attention: The Films of the Seventies. I pull the book off the shelf and begin to skim. Many of the films I’d seen but their plots I’ve forgotten. For a while, it […]

The Rapper

The Rapper

The Rapper Taking a piss at the library in Chicago. I hear a guy in one of the stalls rapping about wiping his ass. I don’t think he was a very good rapper. There was a lot of mumbling as he struggled to rhyme “ass” with “cash”. I wondered if he could pull it off. […]

Veggie Tray

Veggie Tray

Veggie Tray She said she was making chili for the party. Other people, she thought, might bring pizza or wings. She said there might also be cupcakes or cookies and chips. Though I already knew, still, I asked out of politeness, what she wanted me to bring to her party. She asked, “How about a […]

Freedom to Escape

Freedom to Escape

Freedom to Escape The warden paid a visit to Prisoner 1023388. She looked ill, but comfortable, behind the bars in her striped prison uniform. “You’ve been confined a long time,” the warden told her. “But I’ve got some good news.” From inside her cage, the prisoner replied, “Am I getting out? Finally?” “Do you know […]

Safe

Safe

Safe I hadn’t seen the old man since before Christmas. He turned 81 a few days after Christmas. A few weeks after Christmas, I picked him up to take him out for a belated birthday and Christmas meal and give him his birthday and Christmas gifts. I gave him a used karaoke machine I got […]

Category: fables

The Cure
fables

The Cure

The Cure The alchemist’s potion cured everyone of their sins. The potion absolved everyone of their sins. Mercy was bestowed … Continue reading The Cure

Tin Man
fables, stories

Tin Man

Tin Man The old man rattled off all his aches, pains and ailments. He concluded with, “Ah, the joys of … Continue reading Tin Man

Bad Sport
fables, stories

Bad Sport

Bad Sport He was a last minute replacement. He needed the money so he accepted the fight on 3 days … Continue reading Bad Sport

Hole
fables, stories

Hole

Hole He unfolded the musty map. “You can see this?” the father asked. “Of course I can see it,” she … Continue reading Hole

Nursing Home
fables, stories

Nursing Home

Over his cooked carrots, Ronald asked the rest of the table who the new guy was. One them said it … Continue reading Nursing Home

School Zone
fables, flash fiction, stories

School Zone

School Zone Jack smashed the alarm clock. It was 6 a.m. Jack, like every other weekday morning, rolled out of … Continue reading School Zone

Starvation
fables, stories

Starvation

Starvation Rogério fasted. He fasted to the brink starvation and death. Finally, in this state of forced deprivation, emaciation and … Continue reading Starvation

Being Well
fables, stories

Being Well

Being Well The doctor recorded Francis’ vitals. He told her she wasn’t well. “I know it,” Francis wheezed.. “My blood … Continue reading Being Well

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

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