February 18, 2017
In the distance a star shell would rise, and as its light dilated, wavered and failed, one saw against it shattered trunks, lunatic arms uplifted in imprecation, and as though petrified in a moment of shrieking agony. from The Middle Parts of Fortune, a novel set on World War I battlefields
February 17, 2017
When it came to cake, Judith was emphatic in her refusal to share.
February 16, 2017
Judith just said to Joan: a. ‘No, you can’t have a piece of my cake. It’s all mine, I tell you, mine!’ b. ‘10,000 dollars in cash or I’ll reveal to the press what Olivia told me.’ c. ‘You do know that Alfred offered the part to you only after Olivia turned it down, don’t […]
February 15, 2017
throat danger the marsh hen stirs a clever foe in hiding takes aim throat pierced
February 13, 2017
No food pellet had dropped onto the tray in at least a month or less. The Jigsaw Man sat in the corner and brooded over this single fact. He twisted his fingers together in a writhing knot. The walls of the cubicle, lit a dim blue, flickered momentarily, then somehow for the first time ever […]
February 12, 2017
Loon: I’m very excited to welcome to the 3 Question Interview today the very attractive ghost of a motion picture actress from the 1930s I’ve never heard of, Kay Francis. Tell me, Kay Francis, do you prefer your fried eggs with the yolks broken or unbroken? Francis’ ghost: Bwoken. Loon: What sort of gravy do […]
February 11, 2017
Harold Baffington Pendulum Steed possessed everything he ever would need. A bowl, a pencil, an owl, and a bead, a long thin potato and a spiced pumpkin seed, and a river of gold nurtured the greed of Harold Baffington Pendulum Steed.
February 10, 2017
Henry carried a little satchel filled with earthworm millet cakes to snack on between a breakfast of millet and a dinner of hot earthworm millet stew.
February 9, 2017
Henry Clay was the first United States Senator to: a. be a zombie. b. live in a hedge. c. survive exclusively on a diet of earthworms and millet. d. be officially banned from attending any and all social functions.