martian landlords
in covens gather
while the lone remaining tenant
starves
martian landlords
stack money in mounds
while flaunting opulent golden
scarves
martian landlords
smile
George came within an eyelash of being Hippity Hoppity Hayes.
In addition to ‘Gabby’, nicknames under consideration for George were:
a. Hippity Hoppity Hayes
b. Biggety Belcher Hayes
c. Hot Diggety Hayes
d. Heroin Harry Hayes
e. Kitten Caboodle Hayes
From the kitchen window, Grime Pertwig watched his sisters hard at work in the yard. The chains anchoring him to the wall allowed for an adequate arc of movement. Grime moved in an adequate arc to resume perching on his stool. He had no choice but to await his fate.
‘Pack more lower. Make it fuller,’ said Beequin to Marvania.
Marvania shoveled and tamped a final load of snow. The sisters stepped back to survey their work. They nodded satisfaction, took to their brooms, and shot off into the sky.
The snow lady moved. She glided silently to the kitchen door. The door, untouched, opened. The snow lady slowly turned her head to cast a cold gaze on Grime Pertwig. Grime’s shriek of horror was consumed with the rest of him in a sudden ripping crackle of fiery death. The snow lady returned to the yard and posed majestically.
Today’s ghost guest for the 3 Question Interview wrote some books, I am told. His name is Sinclair Lewis. Mr. Lewis, are you a natural redhead or is that a dye job?
Ghost of Lewis: Born red.
Loon: Do you like lakes?
Ghost of Lewis: From a distance.
Loon: Have you ever fractured your elbow falling from a train?
Ghost of Lewis: Twice.
Loon: Thank you, sir.
(Loon leaves room. Lewis remains, smoking a cigarette.)
Three sisters went to the moon.
Their names were April, May, and June.
They found no air or curtains there.
‘We won’t return any time soon,’
said April and May and especially June.
They did not fall for the ‘firing squad’ prank set up by Sylvia Beach.
This literary barbershop quartet, featuring tenor Jim Joyce,:
a. often strolled the streets of Paris singing their signature hit, ‘Sweet Adeline’.
b. posed next to this statue because they were really drunk.
c. replaced Ezra Pound when he positively refused to wear a tie.
d. faced the firing squad with admirable aplomb.
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