Author: doughawleyhotmailcom

Bigger than a bread box, older than the end of WWII.

Space Force And Corona

The other tentacles are behind its back                                       Word Count 1005                                    “Mr. President, we have our first action taken by Space Force.” “Jenkins, I told you to call me ‘Your Excellency, Emperor For Life’.  I knew that the 200 billion dollars start up cost for … Continue reading Space Force And Corona

A Cat Who

Too many white people in these illustrations, time for a change Word count 1431 Long version - A Cat Who Plots The Overthrow Of Capitalism While I Drink Black Butte Porter And Eat A Carl’s Famous Star. The title is half the story.  The rest … Continue reading A Cat Who

Transformer

Not me, the transformer  Word count 750                                      Duke Hanley - High school was OK.  I was average in most classes, but did very well in math.  There was something about the purity that appealed to me.  My social life was OK, parties and dating, the … Continue reading Transformer

Mortuary

Cause of death? Word Count 642                                                 Coroners Neil and Judy perform an autopsy on a recent death. Neil:  It looks like another victim of Euphoria. Judy:  Yeah, the husband said she had eyes shut, arched back, and had apparently just died when he found … Continue reading Mortuary

Funerunreal

What is real?   Word count 480                                                         Last week I was at Duke Hanley’s funeral. It was an open casket affair as his wife had requested. I wandered around seemingly at random and eavesdropped on mourners’ comments. A few people looked at me like they wondered … Continue reading Funerunreal

Date

It's a date! Word count 81 (excluding title)                                                                    I tried to get a date with the girl at the grocery store.  Because I was a little nervous and wasn't ready, I asked where the bananas and apples were.  She said "aisle 26".  Ashamed of … Continue reading Date

Beauty

The eyes have it Word count 650                                                                 From the lifestyle section of the Portland Oregonian The advertising blitz for Beauty started eight years ago.  It was claimed to be an amazing product available in both aerosol and lotion form that made anyone … Continue reading Beauty