I’m Just So Tired Posted on 06/21/2021 by Michael Gray I know what you’re thinking. You’re assuming that the email, apparently sent to yourself from yourself, must have been a prank from someone who...
Standing Up Posted on 05/16/2021 by Michael Gray “Let me introduce myself,” I said, using the words and the intonation with which I had begun the previous 17 presentations of my whirlwind...
Why the Long Face? Posted on 04/11/2021 by Michael Gray 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 Posted on 03/28/2021 by Michael Gray 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 Posted on 03/14/2021 by Michael Gray 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 Posted on 03/06/2021 by Michael Gray “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 Posted on 02/27/2021 by Michael Gray 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 Posted on 02/14/2021 by Michael Gray 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 Posted on 01/31/2021 by Michael Gray “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 Posted on 01/24/2021 by Michael Gray “Just one more what?” inquired an overweight man who was taking up two bar stools, one for each cheek. I was sitting two stools...