“Sometimes we desire absolute nonsense because in our stupidity we see in this nonsense the easiest way of attaining some conjectural good.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Nov
6
A little background. Before there was even a ‘Lance Manion’ persona churning out flash fiction, there was a desire to write. This desire manifest itself with a completed full-blown horror novel called Squirmers. A novel that was 99% written and housed on a computer that soon after the last word was typed decided to crash, […]
Nov
13
A few hours in the air and Nap Lapkin was touching down in Quad Cities International Airport. Because he spends so much time in airports, he makes it a habit to find one thing that distinguished each airport from every other one. This one was a struggle. After much effort and walking up and down […]
Nov
12
Wilt Waltman had always hoped to become a salesperson, and in a way he had. Now summertime’s here babe, need somethin’ to keep you cool Ah, now summertime’s here babe, need somethin’ to keep you cool Better look out now though, I got somethin’ for you The song was blasting out of the […]
Nov
11
Later that night, on cue, Nap woke up. This time he didn’t even need to pee. The first thing popped into his head wasn’t some inane question he’d been thinking about before going to sleep. He was thinking about Walcott and the odd figure that had been visiting him. He hopped out of bed and […]
Nov
10
Ever so briefly she was in that place between dreaming and being awake and heard the voice clearly. “Even the innocent. Especially the innocent.” Then she was wide awake. She didn’t remember the dream in any detail and she had the feeling that she should leave it at that. Dana Eggar lay in her bed […]
Nov
9
The next morning Nap picked up the phone and called his assistant. “Listen Dan, I need you to look into the word Walcott. What it means and if there is anything significant about it.” Dan, always excited to be of service, responded with an eager “You got it Nap!” Less than an hour later Nap’s […]
