BURGER SCOOT

Category: Fiction

  • The Little (Fickle) Drummer Boy

    The Little (Fickle) Drummer Boy

    When I was a kid, I used to listen to the teenager who lived on the corner playing his drums. To my adolescent ears, Ray Hotchkiss sounded accomplished, but he probably wasn’t the next Charlie Watts–just a teenager good enough to create and maintain a rhythm. After hearing Ray a…

  • Zen and the Mud Puddle

    I took my dog, Vivian, out for her morning walk yesterday. Halfway through, she lunged towards another canine across the street. I lost my balance and stepped into a deep mud puddle. I got angry at Vivian, but it’s on me; I trained her poorly. As the walk continued, I…

  • Effervescent–Not!

    Every time he spoke, a collection of bubbles would start to form in the right corner of his mouth. It got to the point where I stopped listening to whatever he was talking about and focused on the bubbles. He could have been talking about things we both were interested…

  • This is Not a Story About Mice

    This isn’t a story about mice. If you want one of those, scroll down. This is a story about Sunny, the pound trash tabby that stalked mice when the sun went down. This is the story of Sunny’s owners, who often got little sleep when Sunny brought in half-dead mice…

  • Molten Lava Macchiatos

    Larry liked the convenience of the corner cafe—it was an easy walk from his home. The problem was the baristas always made the coffee as hot as molten lava. Many times he asked if there was a way to make the drinks less searing, but he would receive the same…

  • God’s Not a Mets Fan

    “Just look at that young man in that cowboy hat,” she whispered to her husband. “He should remove that when he’s in church.” “Times change. Younger generations don’t seem to care,” her husband replied indifferently. Then, suddenly objecting, “How come it’s okay that women can wear big fancy hats? Doesn’t…

  • Planet-Cancelling Headphones

    Ethan was walking to the office and was listening to a podcast: “Global Meltdown.” He loved his new noise-cancelling headphones. They made everything around him seem insignificant. The world is coming to an end! That Swedish girl is right, and no one is listening to her, except Ethan, Ethan was…