The body tells the story before and after Word count 221 It seems like I’d been caged forever, but I’m sure that it was only a few days. I suppose that I might consider my imprisonment my fault, but I blame my family. They … Continue reading Cell
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Bigger than a bread box, older than the end of WWII.
Half
Worse than it looks Word Count 1543 One day in March, I felt an excruciating abdominal pain, so painful that I fell to the floor. Because my wife Sally was out shopping and I was immobilized, there was nothing I could do. Within five … Continue reading Half
Court
It didn't take Word count 848 I ignored emails from my brother-in-law Ed. They were all variations on “Get right with God or go to hell”. I-Don’t-Care-Ism suited me just fine as a belief, but then for several days in a row I read articles … Continue reading Court
Spin
Put the brakes on rotation Word count 653 The odd creature came to my door at ten PM last night. He was a little over five feet tall, colored a light blue with a bald dome. I say he, but I wasn’t really sure … Continue reading Spin
Dark And Stormy
Not only that, but there's a bad moon on the rise Word count 386 Warning - appropriate for bad taste. It was 10:11PM and the wind was raging and the rain was frightful. The house was shaking and creaking. I could have tolerated it if … Continue reading Dark And Stormy
The Dumb
Link to the outside world Word count 998 Crazy Ed Mahoney went out the back door on Monday to urinate in his garden. He believed, incorrectly, that he was saving on his water bill. His neighbors had given up on changing his ways. After … Continue reading The Dumb
Asteroid
Apocalypse then Word count 5835 Ray detection The outer space probe Arrow detected an increase in cosmic rays traveling towards earth beyond the orbit of Pluto. The intensity of the rays increased by a factor of ten and then Arrow became silent. NASA made … Continue reading Asteroid
Spenser
The early years. He's wearing lifts. Word count 22735 BIOGRAPHY OF FRANK SPENSER - THE LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENT (A political fantasy / reimagined past) CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW 1958 born Vernonia 1976 - 1980 OSU 1980 - 1984 US Army 1987 … Continue reading Spenser
Meds
Take daily or else Word count 589 As they did for the last eleven years, Duke and Jane packed up for their two week vacation at their secluded cabin at Frog Lake in the Cascades. As always, Duke told Jane to pack his xydox. … Continue reading Meds
Short
But built Word count 1394 Duke and Gary, actuaries for a large Portland insurance company, were having lunch together. As usual they were complaining about their treatment as short guys. Duke started off with “You know we are usually ignored and stats prove that … Continue reading Short
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