One of the horrors Word count 854 Day 1 The nightmares started shortly after we inherited a fortune from my in-laws. I would go to sleep and immediately go into a dream in which my late in-laws tortured me. Before the first … Continue reading Better Than Nightmares
A Life Examined
The end Word count 1083 Found in a Recorder of the Deceased Well that felt like the big one. At least the first jolt. OK, I had been warned. The docs said I should stop with the alky and pills, but I thought that I … Continue reading A Life Examined
Reprieve
Don't worry about the knive, he's about to fall over dead Word count 4000 It started in January of 1990, but the exact date is unknown. George Bush was the US president. The Soviet Union was disintegrating and its satellite states were going their own … Continue reading Reprieve
Mild
Nebraska the home of "Wild" Word count 1105 Good things and bad things before and after the trail / trial In 1995 I had a vision or daydream or a hallucination, I’m not sure which. My whatever-it-was was that in 18 years a woman … Continue reading Mild
War
War - what is it good for? Word count 1154 President Jenkins - Ladies and gentlemen, we have bad news. The government of the caliphate of Isis has just executed five Christians in what used to be Northern Iraq. Name me possible responses. Chief … Continue reading War
Deal
Maureen? Word count 1616 On Duke’s birthday, Sally bought him cooking lessons. Duke had no interest in cooking, but thought he would go along with it, because they might need some changes. They had been married a long time and had fallen into … Continue reading Deal
Trigger
Bad idea Word count 2315 I’m out target shooting in the country when I hear the gravel crunch and somebody yells “Hey asshole, what are you doing?” Without thinking, I turn and shoot him. Well, shit, nobody should sneak up on somebody and scare … Continue reading Trigger
Soul
Soul leaving body? Word count 1886 All of the following news articles appeared in the Daily Northwest News. February 10, 2043 Copenhagen, Denmark. Using new detection equipment built by Nobel Prize winner in physics Magnus Albreck, Frank Smelling and the staff at the National … Continue reading Soul
Intelligent Design?
My idea of intelligent design Word count 607 Let’s just see how intelligent the design is. If you want to verify these claims or investigate further, just search on “bipedal disadvantages”. The mother penalty is huge. Compared to apes, human birth is much more involved … Continue reading Intelligent Design?
Marital Dialogues in Two Acts
A vague resemblance Word count 1338 The Marital Dialogues Act 1 Duke puts towel over face with just tightey whiteys on “How old am I now?” Sally “About 45.” Duke “But I’ve got a body of a twenty year old.” Sally “I know, you keep … Continue reading Marital Dialogues in Two Acts
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