The Longest Fable (I’ve) Ever Written…
The meta-fable of a world forgotten…
The meta-fable of a world forgotten…
“An Idiot Contemplates Apple Pie, a Practice in Stream of Consciousness” I wrote this a few weeks ago and for reasons soon surely evident has been taken to being called […]
Or “What the Cat Taught me” or “Why I Hate Cats all the Time.” It was Christmas Eve, going on midnight, when a friend of mine reminded me that a […]
I feel as though my teeth are sharper because they’re cleaner. Can that be true? Or were they filed while I was strapped to the chair? With all the […]
It’s little well-known (for good reason) that the cat was once considered for the important position of Guardian Angel. Poor Puss was given his shot, but… There were a few […]
“Enough” (an anti-poem! < ?) It started simply enough, a shy look, a corner glance. A forceful meeting of the eyes. Quick, casual, enough to be drawn in. Hungry curiosity, […]
“D’you think there’s treasure in the temple?” Cambali asked. “A place with so many statues has to be guarding something.” “Is that how treasure works?” Tapi was quick to ask. […]
I wrote this earlier before work and since I knew I wouldn’t be able to write much, I just kind of continued my story as if it were a fairy tale […]
Since this “chapter” is waaaaaaaay too long, it might as well live on here in its fullness. “Post for posterity.” I like the dialogue telling the story, but if you’re […]
An ordinary day features ordinary things. Ordinary people in an ordinary place – San Diego Springs, Colorado, to be exact. But this story is not about an ordinary day and thus […]
Tales of humour, whimsy and courgettes
Karen DeMers Dowdall