The Homicidal Clown Who Retired Early

One day, a sewer-dwelling clown decided he was done luring children down into the depths and then eating them. For one thing, the children were none too clean… and there were the ethical issues to deal with. He decided he wanted to live far away from civilization and reinvent himself. Realtor after realtor showed him […]

The Grasshopper Who Vacationed

[This one is Deb’s fault… unless you like it, then it was ALL MY IDEA!!!] Many many years ago, just after the Age of Legends and right before the Age of Unbelievable Bullshit, a grasshopper was feeling overwhelmed. His day to day grind of eating tomato plants and scaring five year old girls was finally […]

The Very Uncurious Frog Who Went for a Walk

One day, a frog was sitting around on a Saturday, watching old movies on the television. He suddenly craved fresh air and decided to go for a walk. As he touched the doorknob, his wife called from the kitchen. “Where are you going?”, she asked in a sing-song yell. “For a walk”, answered the frog. […]

The Goose Who Understood Alcohol: A Fable

An older woman was to meet the president of the company that she worked for in a game of golf and her anxiety level was immeasurably high. She’d heard her company’s president was pretty uptight and easily offended…practically a Puritan. She was so nervous that she arrived at the country club an hour early. The […]

A Fable about Scuttlebutt

Once, there was a polytheist village where all the graven images, fetishes and talismans were kept in one large stone building. People would worship them every day; and, after eight o’clock, they’d go home, leaving the statues to themselves. One night, the statue of rice-goddess Harma said to the image of the dog-headed goddess of […]