The Meaningless World of Arthur Flackmacker

A large segment of the scholarly world considers Arthur Flackmacker to be the greatest deconstructionist the writing world has ever known. He lived a life steeped in controversy, like when he claimed in a 1957 writer’s conference that he’d invented the adverb. He wrote one novel entirely in Portuguese despite never learning the language. He […]

My Ten Favorite Falls

I can’t believe there were at least ten memorable falls in my life… My first fall, that I can remember, was in Maine. You know what they say: You never forget the first fall you can remember. We had stairs with either no railing or a railing a five year old could outsmart. I looked […]

The Gorilla Who Didn’t Understand Adages

Gorilla Bob sat at his security desk scanning the store’s monitors. He loved his job as head of security at D-Mart. He’d been at it for fifteen years and had been acknowledged by corporate many times for his wisdom and acumen. Behind him, a door opened. “Morning, boss!”, greeted his assistant, a grey mule deer. […]

The Chair that Didn’t Fly (a Fable)

Mack, a woodworker, inventor and part time vagrant was at his wit’s end. No work had come his way in a long time. This seemed quite a waste of Mack’s magical work-shed. In his work-shed, the tools spoke as people might and kept Mack company while he created. He had become so depressed, he hadn’t […]

Again With the Science Mule?

Q. What’s new, Science Mule? A. The University of Florida announced that their newest mRNA cancer vaccine actually kills several types of tumors in mice. This will be a comfort to those who don’t want their mice to die of cancer. Q. It’s always about cancer. Got anything else? A. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, […]