The Human Comedy: Snow Day
Short Satire The boy grabbed his sled. The blizzard was coming. He writhed into his Long Johns. He wriggled into his snowpants. He was so excited, he put his ski goggles on upside down....
Tagged: serial fiction
The Human Comedy: Je Suis Claude
Short Story Claude walked along the banks of the Siene. His breath clouded in front of his face, ghosts in the early twilight. His gloved hands gripped the banister. His eyes found Notre Dame,...
The Red Butterfly, Part Nineteen – Time To Go Home
A few years later, after I joined the army and had gone to Vietnam a boy and then returned home a broken man, I made a trip to Lake Michigan. Jim T. had been...
Abandonment – Part Two
A soft, stale pocket of perfectly-conditioned air greeted Nathan’s poorly-shaven face as he leaned on the cold doors of the Brower County Mall, relying entirely on the weight of his body to conjure the...
The Baker, The Butcher and The Brewer, Part One: The Baker 29
Serial Fiction Novel The journey back was quiet. The Baker was busy thinking how he was going to reencounter his family and wife to be. From the capital of Andorra on they had a...
Be Wary of Wishes – Part Five
Entry 5 (Continued) And when he entered his room I was lying on his bed without anything but my underwear on. I knew that it was risky exposing that I had entered his place...
Zedlist – Part Nineteen
“That’s exactly what they want you to believe, they’ve brainwashed you, mum.” “I won’t listen to any more of this nonsense, if you carry on you can go to your room”, Valerie said. “I’m...
The Baker, The Butcher and The Brewer, Part One: The Baker 28
Serial Fiction Novel The Baker nodded agreeably and proceeded to capture his companion with his fair wit. ‘The only thing I have ever loved is a metaphor, a graphic image of otherwise unexplainable feeling.’...
Sentience – Part One
The flame of the alcohol burner lapped at the base of the round bottom flask. The contents inside were bubbling, the steam rising to a glass pipe that led to a tangled web of...
Animal Dilemmas – Owl Snake
Short Story The Snake zigzagged among the rocks as far as its muscles would carry it. At last it reached a burrow underneath a lonely tree between the forest and the start of a...
Be Wary of Wishes – Part Four
Entry 4 This time Nolan came over and he asked me if I was open to smoking a joint. And while it had been awhile since I last smoked, I decided to go with...
Zedlist – Part Eighteen
Kevin found himself at the top station. The weather was dull and wet, creating a bleak scene over the village of Edenbridge. It is one of those semi-rural areas, close enough to London to...
