Mounds |
When I was in junior high, and I had the job of "guarding" the big empty church on Sunday afternoons between the morning and evening services. It was mostly a huge bore for which I got paid 4 dol...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:52:00 GMT |
The Legend of Jens Erickson |
The Legend of Jens Erickson begins with his background. He was a white missionary kid with freckles and curly red hair who lived most of the year in Quito, Ecuador where his parents worked for a ...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:28:00 GMT |
Summer Blockbuster |
"I work in retail," he said, "but my band is really starting to take off;" and thus began the epic whirlwind romance of two star-crossed lovers from different sides of the plantation, caught in the gr...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:29:00 GMT |
Kitchen Pirate |
When we went back in time and captured that pirate and brought him back to live with us in our apartment, who among us could have guessed his affinity for the blender above all other kitchen appliance...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:58:00 GMT |
The Squirrels |
(The last sentence and only surviving portion of a 900-page epic novel about the intricate lives of squirrels)
They were squirrels, by god, and no one would ever challenge them, or rule them wi...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:13:00 GMT |
Cornmeal |
When she could finally bring herself to speak through her tears, she cleared her throat and spoke slowly, as if laboring under the weight of time.
"Cornmeal is the answer to all of your problems," she...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:01:00 GMT |
The Folly of Gods (ch 3) |
CHAPTER 3
Champ Arcade had just turned eight. He was an abnormally small, pale child for his age, and because he was woefully quiet on top of that, he had habit of getting lost in the crowd. He showed...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:41:00 GMT |
The Folly of Gods (ch 2 part 2) |
Navajo Bob was a well-liked chief, son of the chief before him and grandson of the chief before him. He was strong, brave, fearless in battle. But Navajo Bob had no family to speak of. His wife had di...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:00:00 GMT |
The Folly of Gods (Ch 2 part 1) |
CHAPTER 2
In the streets, it is known as Miracolo Barrecchio del Dio, or, loosely translated, "The Miracle of...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:04:00 GMT |
The Folly of Gods (ch1 part 3) |
So we parted company outside Mexico City, myself sticking with Champ and company, and I assumed we would all see each other again soon. The rest of the band's company sensed maybe that wouldn't ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:51:00 GMT |
