Anvil in a Lace Bootie

Steve Shilstone

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5 of 5 stars to The Wicked Wand by Steve Shilstone goodreads.com/review/show/59…

5:58 pm · April 20, 2019

Steve Shilstone

@steveshilstone

sun worship pic.twitter.com/05jRDTxj1v

11:48 am · April 20, 2019

Steve Shilstone

@steveshilstone

4 of 5 stars to Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury goodreads.com/review/show/27…

10:54 pm · April 19, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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THE OUZEL KWIZ #dada This ouzel: a. had nothing to do with the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. b. planned the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. c. is marching to Georgia. d. is not pleased. pic.twitter.com/gBV4h3g3Kt

12:05 pm · April 18, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle. The parlor maid played the harmonium. All right, I’ll admit it. It’s splendid to be rich and Charles. I like it in the lower pantry despite my random blackouts. It’s the anger, you see. The anger, I tell you.

12:14 pm · April 17, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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They buried the paws, the lone remnants of Buddy. The footman wept and vowed revenge. On the following day, they gathered most of the footman’s torso and buried it next to Buddy’s paws while Frida, the cook, worked on the

12:14 pm · April 17, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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Last Tuesday, so I’m told, Charles emerged, and the staff bolted, all save Buddy, the footman’s harbor dog. Time passed. The staff dared to creep back after Mills, the butler, observed through his binoculars and commented on the closing of the lower pantry door.

12:14 pm · April 17, 2019

Steve Shilstone

@steveshilstone

CHARLES OF THE PANTRY #dada #flashfiction #horror Charles rarely emerges from the lower pantry, and on those occasions when he does, the staff bolts pell mell in every possible direction. Charles has that sort of an effect on sentient creatures of any stripe. Stone cold fact.

12:14 pm · April 17, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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when flowers become butterflies and butterflies become flowers we will walk in dreams of enchanted bowers #art #poetry pic.twitter.com/xfFSo28ZPJ

11:53 am · April 16, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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frame pic.twitter.com/w4Iu0qUTdJ

11:47 am · April 15, 2019

Steve Shilstone

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5 of 5 stars to Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund goodreads.com/review/show/27…

11:27 pm · April 14, 2019

Steve Shilstone

@steveshilstone

@selfstyledsiren From young beautiful life in Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal to the crushing power of Persona and more, she leaves us with treasures.

7:07 pm · April 14, 2019

Steve Shilstone

@steveshilstone

grudge for the remainder of its days. As for Clarence Forbes, he ran for sheriff and was defeated by a pail of lager. Folks in those days weren’t much for having real live human beings in elected positions. Look around. Who can blame them?

12:16 pm · April 14, 2019

Steve Shilstone

@steveshilstone

his holster of pistol and shot a house. While his intent was to send to eternal rest the varmint that had spooked him, the lone result of his action was a shot house. The varmint skedaddled when the shot rang out, and the house harbored a

12:16 pm · April 14, 2019

Steve Shilstone

@steveshilstone

INCIDENT IN THE OLD WEST #dada #flashfiction In the Old West, where men were men and so were the women, Clarence Forbes shot a house. Spooked by a varmint, Clarence launched himself momentarily skyward, and when he returned to rest on solid ground, he unburdened his

12:16 pm · April 14, 2019

Steve Shilstone

@steveshilstone

sure it's sam beckett's birthday. happy waiting. pic.twitter.com/kr65dT4DND

11:52 am · April 13, 2019