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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: fictional stories

Ants
dialogues, fictional stories, stories

Ants

Ants I got a friend. He’s homebound. Can’t drive. Can barely walk. He called me one day with a problem. … Continue reading Ants

Bathrooms
fictional stories, stories

Bathrooms

Bathrooms It feels like I’ve been in this place for eternity. Yet, all I know of this place is its … Continue reading Bathrooms

The Emancipation of Eve
fables, fictional stories, stories

The Emancipation of Eve

The Emancipation of Eve The serpent appeared before Adam. “You are a lonely man,” the serpent said. “A sad and … Continue reading The Emancipation of Eve

A Life of Suffering
fables, fictional stories, stories

A Life of Suffering

A Life of Suffering The walls of his apartment are filled with photos of horror, agony and suffering. Framed and … Continue reading A Life of Suffering

Blank
fables, fictional stories, stories

Blank

Blank The painter pulled, and the cloth fell to reveal the blank, white canvas underneath. It was his latest masterpiece. … Continue reading Blank

Satan’s Existential Crisis
fables, fictional stories, stories

Satan’s Existential Crisis

Satan’s Existential Crisis Svelte and slim, Satan slouched on his throne. His horns and hooves were exquisitely trimmed in a … Continue reading Satan’s Existential Crisis

Mother’s Return
fictional stories, stories

Mother’s Return

Mother’s Return Night after night, I prayed for my mother’s return. Then, one night, in a dream, she was finally … Continue reading Mother’s Return

The Celebration
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

The Celebration

The Celebration Her father kept asking what she’d done for her fiftieth birthday. Finally she told him, “Nothing special.” Her … Continue reading The Celebration

Causation & Correlation
bullshit, fables, fictional stories, nonsense, stories

Causation & Correlation

Causation & Correlation We were talking about sex. He said, “Pulling out is not natural.” I said, “It takes discipline … Continue reading Causation & Correlation

Starving Children
fables, fictional stories, stories

Starving Children

Starving Children She had a different photo of skeletal, emaciated, starving children in ever room of her house. It seemed … Continue reading Starving Children

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