Anvil in a Lace Bootie

Steve Shilstone

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WHY CAESAR IGNORED THE SOOTHSAYER #dada Because, in addition to warning him about the Ides of March, the soothsayer also said: “I just flew in from Gaul, and boy are my arms tired.” “Beware the circular toad.” “Getta your tutsi fruitsi ice cream.” “Why a duck?”

11:48 am · September 22, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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CHILD'S BOOK/ELDER'S BOOK #dada Child’s – A Wrinkle in Time Elder’s – A Time for Wrinkles Child’s – Alice in Wonderland Elder’s – Alice in Denial Child’s – The Cat in the Hat Elder’s – Cats Everywhere Child’s – Where the Wild Things Are Elder’s – Where are My Things

11:56 am · September 21, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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#dada Elisha Cook Jr could be thinking: Oh no, not again How can that many guns all be pointing at me? I’ve got to think quick … yes, sir, quick … quick thinking … quick … uhhhhhhhm … He bit its head off, and now he’s looking at me? pic.twitter.com/4ZcAy0xgdl

11:50 am · September 20, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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#dada Erich Von Stroheim is glancing to his left because: a hippopotamus entered the room he’s annoyed at Gloria Swanson’s failure to light his cigarette promptly he thinks the pose makes him look more presidential he’s watching the guy who ran by and knocked his hat all funny pic.twitter.com/bgr7Zt6u2w

11:58 am · September 19, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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#dada #TalkLikeAPirateDay R

11:39 am · September 19, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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lackey sank with a scream into the pit. Sprouting tail and horns, the pleasant loan officer trotted off to bed, whistling his favorite Gounod tune.

11:47 am · September 18, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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a discreet smile. Displaying a twinkle in his eye and a broad, friendly grin, he accepted the offered towel from the lackey. “Thanks, Jimmy, you’re a prince,” he said to the bowing lackey. “You can go ahead and get back to roasting in the fires of Hell now.” The

11:47 am · September 18, 2019

Steve Shilstone

@steveshilstone

THE PLEASANT LOAN OFFICER #dada #flashfiction The pleasant loan officer, after a full and satisfying day of denying loans, glided effortlessly through the water, completing his usual 20 laps in what must have been record time. He climbed from the pool, admiring his own torso with

11:47 am · September 18, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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5 of 5 stars to Sock by Penn Jillette goodreads.com/review/show/29…

10:34 pm · September 17, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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plain. Soon enough the descending darkness would be terribly shattered. And the creeper of the night would be fed.

11:45 am · September 17, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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THE CREEPER #dada #flashfiction The creeper of the night shook his shaggy arms and clenched his shaggy fists. From the shelter of the dense hillside wood he glared down at the distant campfires scattered about the

11:45 am · September 17, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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A DADA POEM NOT ABOUT MOSS #dada #poem My name is Edward Lill. I perch on a window sill. When you pass me by don’t attract my eye. I’ll burst into tears, I will.

11:43 am · September 16, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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#dotday2019 pic.twitter.com/ew1cYLPzMH

12:00 pm · September 15, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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the ammonia jug of ammonia, no surprise, and fills it instead with talcum powder. He listens intently, making sure no one can be heard coming down the corridor. He exits the JANITOR’S closet and melts neatly into Chapter 8, where he hides for the rest of his life, chuckling.

11:56 am · September 15, 2019

Steve Shilstone

@steveshilstone

THE CHAPTER 3 SNOWMAN #dada #flashfiction The Chapter 3 Snowman sidles his sinister way into Chapter 5. He works along the corridor and slips through the door into the maintenance engineer’s closet. All right, janitor’s. There, I’ve said it, and I’m not sorry. The snowman empties

11:56 am · September 15, 2019