I begin sorting through treasures
Several years ago I picked up a nice stack of postcards dating back to around the time of World War I, but have never seemed to take the time to sort through them very carefully. There are literally...
View ArticleDarkness
He shows up from time to time, but the sight of him sickens me so much that I have no choice but to spare you the details. It’s the least I can do. There’s just no point in wallowing in that kind of...
View ArticleFelt Hat
I spotted a man with uncommonly long legs approaching from the north, covering the distance between us in far fewer strides than I would have thought possible. A felt hat sat upon his head, which he...
View ArticleWord Arrives
It wasn’t that hard to understand, not if you gave it any thought at all, which isn’t saying that he did. There’d been a time of privacy once, most anyone with a formal education could have told you...
View ArticleOn Came The Lights
No one in the room would admit to clicking on the lights, and it was clear from the looks on their faces that no one was going to speak up about the mess. Keith was the first to speak. “This place is...
View ArticleBored, He Built A Robot
Having just seen himself in the mirror, he couldn’t help but to start wondering. Would there be robots in the afterlife? That’d be fun, as long as they were nice. He had no time for the idea of mean...
View ArticleA Robot Friend
I’m not kidding myself. I’m not expecting it to be easy. Silent now here for three or four years, I don’t expect the words to come spilling out of my head like so much water over a spillway. But I...
View ArticleMy Dog Zorro
While my dog has never done any commercials, he is active in local theater. For several years now, he spends nearly his entire day practicing for the role of Rip Van Winkle, which he predicts will be...
View ArticlePreposterous
The idea was preposterous. Everyone in the room knew it, which wasn’t saying much, since it was only him. So he knew it was preposterous. So what? He’d pulled off preposterous his whole life. What...
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