Big Kitty
Foreward: Another short piece of fluff, a continuation of the story "Little Wing," written from the girl's perspective. Still no names, so this is the last you'll see of these types of stories. For a while at...
Karie\'s Shower
Karie and I had just finished tearing out all of the old, rotten wood from her porch awning. The contractor was willing to do it, but the cost of the demolition and remodeling was too much. She called me over to help her rip out the wood so she...
Little Wing
Foreword: Short piece of fluff written around my all-time favorite Hendrix song, which you should have a listen to if you don't know it, and based on a fantasy of my own. The characters are actually extensions of others I've got runing...
Their Color
Foreword: Cecilia lives a colorful life, but no one is more colorful than her husband Abel. This story is a bit of an experiment for me, as well as practice with description and imagery. I twisted the concept from a game/practice...
The Wanderer
Foreword: Tell us where you have been, and the things you have done. Another poem for you! And it's a SONNET! This piece was written as part of an assignment for a class I had last semester focusing on jazz, blues,...
Water Closet Trolling
_Water Closet Trolling_ "Rotten sniveling little backwashed dog-trash lazy stupid ugly . . . ASS!" Ledding's voice echoed off the whitewashed walls of the station and clean linoleum floors. He ascended the stairs and looked around the main...
Rejecting God
_Rejecting God_ It was a remarkably average day until Randall got a call from God. His shift at the restaurant had ended and he was relaxing at home. The possum was tired, wondering if it was worth it to turn on his video games when his phone...
Castrato
**_Castrato_** They brought the cub to me when he was five. Even one such as I was skeptical. I demanded a demonstration. He looked to his father, a destitute, grubby thing, embarrassed to be in the presence of one such as myself. In my fine home,...
Proper Planning
_Proper Planning_ "Hey, Kevin," Lukas, a slightly stocky raccoon in his late twenties, said, "would you mind helping me out and stocking bread?" Kevin, a scrawny fennec some years younger than Lukas, turned away from the vending machine and his...
Sex Talk
_Sex Talk_ In the back of her mind, Katie hoped the pattering of rain would be joined by thunder. Sneeze, her boyfriend, was sitting on the couch...
Professor Will Not Face Charges for Sophomoric Acts
**Professor Will Not Face Charges for Sophomoric Acts Across Time** _May Fourth, Los Angeles_ Professor Albert Rosen will apparently not be facing charges over what his critics call "an inconceivably stupid and catastrophically dangerous series of...
Little Wings of the Storm
Foreword: A terrible storm may rattle windows, blow leaves, and streak with lightning, but can be memorable for different reasons. Another poem out of me! This is another free verse work; I avoided a specific meter and...