Thoughts on Greed

Greed is the act of taking a certain amount more than your fair share over a particular period of time; usually, the certain amount is “everything” and the time is “before anyone finds out”. The greedy act as if they were taking a how-to course in bulimia and learned how to binge; but, transferred to […]

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 […]