“A man’s subconscious self is not the ideal companion. It lurks for the greater part of his life in some dark den of its own, hidden away, and emerges only to taunt and deride and increase the misery of a miserable hour.”
P. G. Wodehouse
Oct
2
Overheard Lit was nice enough to post one of my stories. I hope you’ll go check it out and then read some of the other great stuff on the site. “Every morning his day would start the same way; hearing the terrified screams of women and/or children seeing his home for the first time.”
Dec
1
(originally posted 4/21/2018) This story is set in 2018 but I’d like you to approach it as if it’s the 2018 we imagined in 2002 and not the 2018 we currently reside in. Helping in this effort will be the fact that the technology described does not currently exist but you sure as hell […]
Nov
30
(originally posted 6/6/2019) There are not a great deal of things I enjoy more than riding on a train. Sitting there in comfort, being silently whisked through rural (think pastoral,) suburban (think strip malls) and urban (think post-apocalyptic) scenes, is second only to a good haircut from a busty barber (think Holly Peers) on […]
Nov
29
The machine sounded like bacon cooking on the stove. She had converted our bathroom into a laboratory of sorts. Every morning I would walk downstairs to pee and she would walk into her lab to work. I would then return to bed and listen and wonder what mysteries she was uncovering. I never fully understood […]
Nov
28
“Most pirates had one eye, one leg and a hook for a hand. I don’t know why people feared them. If they were around today they’d be registered disabled and would be entitled to so many benefits they wouldn’t have to mess about looking for treasure chests.” “People who are grumpy are usually like that […]
Nov
27
“Jellyfish are 97% water or something, so how much are they doing? Just give them another 3% and make them water. It’s more useful.” “They keep saying that sea levels are rising an’ all this. It’s nowt to do with the icebergs melting, it’s because there’s too many fish in it. Get rid of some […]
