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Walking Into Closed Cafés: A Short Story of Awkward Rage: A Six-Sentence Story
Jonathan wished he had an internal clock that would tell him to stop before he did it, but he didn’t come with that feature in utero; when he was older, he never saw an aftermarket feature he could buy and have a surgeon implant one. How often he walked into a coffee shop or restaurant,… Read more
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My blog isn’t very popular these days
Q: How do you write what people actually want to read? View all responses A: Well, for starters, don’t write stuff like my last post! Read more
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The Pink Beach Cruiser
Michael was about halfway through his Sunday run on the Sacramento River bike trail when he saw a woman in distress on a pink beach cruiser ahead of him. A flock of wild turkeys was blocking the trail, and one—most likely a male—was attacking her or her bike. She tried in vain to kick the… Read more
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“There’s a Rooster in the Henhouse”: A Six-Sentence Story
A couple of weeks ago, my favorite fellow yoga student asked the class if they would like to join a reading group with some other yoga students. I have a hard time saying no to her; she is the most intriguing female of a group I mentioned in a previous post. So a few weeks… Read more
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A Life in the Corner
From time to time, Sam would set aside his reclusive behavior and try to join the human race. Sometimes this would happen at social events at the different jobs he had over his forty-five years on the job. Once, it was while trying and failing to become a member of a local chapter of the Oddfellows. Another… Read more
