Dec
8
(appeared in The Rampallion, summer issue 2013) I met her on the front steps of the West Building of the National Gallery of Art. While it was far from the first time I’d paid an escort, it was the first time I’d thought ahead enough to have one escort me anywhere. As she approached, […]
Dec
6
When I was a grad student, busy learning the intricacies of the English language at a prestigious Montana university, which will go unnamed for their sake (given that all those years of instruction and intracacing resulted in such profound literary contributions such as The Ball Washer (and words like intracacing)(and using parentheses inside of parentheses)), […]
Dec
6
(first appeared at booksandpals.blogspot.com on 6/27/2013 and in the anthology Alternate Hilarities) Just because you’ve never gone back in time, don’t assume that’s true for everybody. I realize that there are certain laws of physics that seem to indicate that it’s impossible but you have to remember that this is the first and only […]
Dec
5
(originally published 2/9/2013) I’m not going to be around forever so I need to show you how to do this without me. It’s really very simple, you just have to work at it a bit. I’d hate to think if for some reason I wasn’t around anymore that you would stop having pointless thoughts. […]
Dec
4
Walking by a downtown storefront window I see a plaster bust of The King. Somebody has made him into a table lamp … but they’ve made him silver wings. It makes me remember (again) an old friend of mine. The most talented guy I’d ever had the pleasure of knowing. His complete lack of success […]
