Fiction, and other made-up stories
 I have only been at blogging for about a month.  Good times, some great people, and some wonderful writing.  I am happy to be here.  Here are my initial observations of this cool new world. 1.  The potential for people to read your work diminishes with every extra word you add.  The relationship is […]
This story motivated by a writing challenge from Daring Discourse (http://daringdiscourseblog.com/2012/09/06/you-considered-it-all-for-a-second-and-put-it-down-to-slight-of-hand/). Â I think when I was a kid that I was scared of a lot. Â Anyway, if I were being critical of this story (which I’m not cause I wrote it), I think I’d call it “indulgent”. Â What the heck is wrong with that, I […]
Lady The lady has smell, mint. I run around her dress to touch metal bits. Snip my fingers. It is a wonderful time to giggle and spin. Underneath the window, next to sill. She laughs at Pinder, big moustache. Tall man, big arms. I want tea from her hand; hand of hers in […]
I See You You say you have a plan One that will take us away The means and the will are the easy part, you tell me The money is harder (But excuse me, what did you do When you stopped your job Other than sit at home and hope That I would […]
((This is sort of a companion piece to “Mitt Romney Rolls a Hipster” (http://trentlewin.com/2012/08/31/burst-mitt-romney-rolls-a-hipster/).  Sort of.)) Obama’s Revenge: A Case Study of Galactic Imperialism Sex in space can be cold. It’s especially bleak when you’re having at it in the galley, after everyone else is finished with their meal, and your name […]
Mitt Romney Rolls a Hipster Mitt was in a parking lot. They were paving and it was summer, so the asphalt smell was wicked. He saw the hipster get out of a Volkswagen and look lost as he tried to figure out how to get around the construction vehicles into the grocery store. Mitt […]
Offload Me, Lord Lord, that day I came home All I wanted was an ice cream and an iPhone That’s all I wanted but you said no You said you had to test me, so… Lord, I ran to the car when it crashed I saw the steel and how it […]
((Warning – sort of a long one.  I meant it to be funnier.)) Mabel Sacks a Monster The first time we met Mabel, she was wearing a dress made of flowers. It drew our eyes from the front porch, as we stared between the petals and stems for a sight of […]
Santorini Singing Dear morning espresso I’d like to be polite to you Would like to introduce you to my friends Then take you on a date to the fair And follow that with a snuggle by the fire One day I think it would be great If you could go to Santorini with me Over […]
Three Things A dock A rock on top Three things I forgot Telling me to stop A fall In a perfect ball Two things saying “Breathe!” Sink to the bottom please A mud A potato spud One thing saying swim But I don’t know him Done Perfectly spun My new house My watery […]