When Eddie finally proposed during a Dead concert, it blew everyone away. For many years, the girl May harbored an obsession with Eddie, though the situation waxed and waned over time. He couldn’t remember why or how they met, but admittedly they shared a few mutual friends. The two had attended the same high school,… Continue reading Romance at The Dead
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Becoming a Man
In itself, Loonis maintained a reputation as an embarrassingly unknowable city. Of a size somewhat smaller than Cleveland and larger than Grovers Corners, it sprawled just enough that folks didn’t know folks on the other side of town, even though they frequented the same supermarkets, movie theaters, and bars. Even in that period of the… Continue reading Becoming a Man
Infinite Sources of Life
The self-deprecating, handsome, reckless Dr. Rhodes arrived in Madison at 11:20 p.m. on a Wednesday night from Chicago by Greyhound bus. He was flat broke. The interview for the assistant professor position was scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. He wondered if his god-given charm would save him the cost of a hotel for a… Continue reading Infinite Sources of Life
Ghostory
Ghostory by Helvetica Stone A complete novel in 78 less-than-140-character chapters, originally published on @helveticastone The ghost attached itself to the head of a woman weakened from holiday shopping, filling her thoughts with plans of an ultimate escape. The ghost whispered, “drive off the overpass.” She said, “not today.” Suicide might not have made them… Continue reading Ghostory
In The Beginning
As I lay half-asleep this morning, in that wonderfully disoriented energy state, I was not alarmed. Still half asleep, my mouth chewed its night-time cud, while my throat made soft mewing sounds, like a sick cat. I may have been snoring, I admit. But slowly I became aware that my left ear had folded in… Continue reading In The Beginning