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...
Lost Feelings Posted on 01/04/2021 by Michael Gray “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...
If Only I Hadn’t Seen that Obituary Posted on 11/23/2020 by Michael Gray How different my life might have been, if I hadn’t seen that obituary for my fiance, Julia. Of course, Paul– half imaginative genius, half...
Stirring the Caldron of Time Posted on 11/15/2020 by Michael Gray As I opened the fridge door and wondered what would take the edge off my hunger, before I want out for my walk, I...
A Misunderstood Genius Posted on 11/08/2020 by Michael Gray I do my best thinking inside a straight jacket. I first discovered this after an incident, which the psychiatrist, whom I won’t dignify with...
Empty Space Posted on 11/01/2020 by Michael Gray My life changed forever twenty years ago, We had driven to a look-out on Route 1 in northern California where, once everyone had parked...
Dietary Considerations Posted on 03/02/2016 by Michael Gray “My God, I knew it,” came from the other room. A moment later, his wife, Emily, entered his bedroom with the morning newspaper in...