Past Imperfect – #11
It was at this precise moment when Gary Cooper realized that he might be the tallest person on the planet. He began to plan accordingly…
Present Tense – #1
It’s pouring down rain in New Orleans like somebody needs to build an ark, pronto. Bourbon Street is deserted. We’re trapped in a gay bar, with a wild mix of people from across the country, and everybody is coming together to make sure the smiles keep happening. Life […]
Past Imperfect – #329
Kent: “My darling, you seem troubled.” Mae: “Well, I suppose there’s something I should tell you, but I don’t think you’ll like it.” Kent: “You know I love you eternally. There’s nothing you can say that will make me unhappy.” Mae: “It’s just that… well, you were away […]
There’s a Strong Chance That I Won’t Be Sober for the Next 5 Days
How’s that for a completely ambivalent blog post title? Ray Bradbury would be proud, assuming that he envisioned such things as blogs just as he envisioned so many other developments. (He’s on my mind because I recently finished his Dandelion Wine for the umpteenth time. That book is […]
Past Imperfect – #145
Jane: “I feel compelled to report an issue with my accommodations.” Hairaldo: “You look like you are compelled about a lot of things. And why is your dress stapled to your bosom?” Jane: “That’s not important. I didn’t sleep well at all last night.” Hairaldo: “Did you remember […]
Past Imperfect – #25
The members of the Alpha Delta Uvula sorority swore eternal devotion, promising to always support one another and never do anything two-faced or unkind. Then an available bachelor wandered onto their patio and they were sisters no more…
Blogger Spotlight: Victo at “Behind the White Coat”
Editor’s Note: I really enjoy visiting Victo’s blog, because I never know exactly what I might find on any given day. Sometimes we have a soul-searching reaction to a real event, other times we have a whimsical encounter with absurdity, and sprinkled among the two we can find […]
Past Imperfect – #99
As the Baptists predicted, allowing slattern women to wear scandalous bathing attire on public beaches quickly led to moral depravity, group addiction, gangsta fashions, and the shocking outrage of people not listening to the Baptists anymore…
Past Imperfect – #97
In yet another example of municipal ineptitude, the citizens of Little Rock had to endure this spectacle, wherein it became clear that the town council had not properly considered all aspects of the Keystone Pipeline Barrel Delivery System. The hole was not big enough, a phrase rarely heard […]
Flash Backward #7: Gathering the Rainbow Bits
In yet another example of having too much time on my hands, I once embarked on a project to amass a collection of terms, euphemisms and reference points used by my tribe, the Rainbow People, back in the prehistoric times of my youth. I anointed this budding […]
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