It’s Fun Wordle is fun. Sex is fun. ‘nuff said. You Feel Compelled to Do It Every Day… …but this doesn’t mean that you have to. You want to have a go every single day, and there’s clearly opportunity for a fresh attempt, but there is only so much time, and you only have so […]
Pickle
((I was asked about this story by a few people, reread it, and felt – as usual – that I didn’t even remember writing it! But here it is again, a strange story about a man and a woman, and a baby)) —————————————————————————————————————————————– Anne wasn’t hit by a bus. She was standing still, staring […]
Sexy Poetry
Marg dances. Old sagging bones shudder, rags as well. I opened my door for this? I invite her in, but she pulls me outside. I don’t want to go to her apartment, but that’s where we are. Marg is a hoarder. Every part of the apartment is full. We travel the maze, […]
Emily, to the Surprise of the Hat-Maker
Jacob is a hat-builder. He makes hats for people with heads of all sizes. Some heads are round, others pointed, and now and then a head presents itself that is misshapen in some notable way, by cleft or protrusion – in any case, some condition that requires a mastery of hat-building. Jacob builds […]
11 Fool-Proof Rules for Writing Fiction
If you haven’t noticed, I’m a writer. I only bring that up because it took a while to give myself the label. It’s funny what you can call a hobby. What is a hobby anyway, and when does a specific activity stop being one? ‘Hobby’ sounds like a disease, some kind of growth. Well, […]
Doc Lewin’s 20 Rules for Corporate Dominance: The Rules for Bosses
The Rules for Bosses 1. Tidings of Joy Never ask for anything from a subordinate until the last minute. Be sure to make most of your requests are at the end of the day, or, even better, last thing on a Friday. Be sure to use the word “subordinate” a few times during the conversation, […]
Things that Floated Away in the Flood
Jeb made the hole in the lid bigger with a pen so that he could drink easier. Traffic light changed. His best parking spot was taken. Doors slid open. Snack machines in the break room were almost empty. Paper said a new movie was coming out, about geek-love and nerd-culture. There were three stars under […]