Standing Up
“Let me introduce myself,” I said, using the words and the intonation with which I had begun the previous 17 presentations of my whirlwind...
Category: Fictional Forays
Why the Long Face?
A horse walked into a bar and the bartender, who was polishing a glass, looked up and smiled. He had waited years to use...
Mr. Dumpty’s Rehabilitation
After his great fall, Mr. Dumpty took to wearing a corset. His figure had never been the kind that favored off-the-rack clothing, even those...
I Wish I Knew
I wonder why the light feels so painful. Is it a migraine coming on? Or is it that when you’re being interrogated by police...
Small Sips from the River
“Is it really too late?” he asked. I used to feel encouraged by his hesitant optimism, which provided me the room I seem to...
Her only Family
I’m investigating the behavior of a droid I programed, because it broke into an ICE facility to rescue its owner. Fortunately, this incarceration was...
Teddy Bear Picnic
Teddy bears, after they have finished their active lives and retired to yard sales, thrift stores and landfills, are thought by some to still...
Trip of a Lifetime
“Don’t panic,” I tell myself. Surely my mind is playing tricks. But I can feel the water weighing down my cloths and I feel...
Just One More Night
“Just one more what?” inquired an overweight man who was taking up two bar stools, one for each cheek. I was sitting two stools...
Lost Feelings
“Leave your feelings alone,” the black sheep bleated, “and they’ll come home, wagging their tails behind them.” And then she kicked up some dust...