by Nils Erwin Length: About 6 pages I HAD MY FIRST BABY-SITTING JOB THE OTHER NIGHT. It was tough assignment, 3 kids – 24-hours. The parent was a family friend, Mandy, who seemed to have adopted the absurd notion that I was the man for the job, and moreover, that I should also be paid…
-Sci-Fi – 3 Pages – Package runner Alpha One-Six, nicknamed `Zeep’ to endear him to Joe Public and his slobbering troglodyte family, had only been distracted for four hundredths of a second. But in that time, he’d somehow managed to collide with a stationary object; unwittingly knocking out his GPS, comm-link, and access to the…
I awoke knowing the link had been severed. Tears stung my cheeks as I yanked the blankets off my body and stumbled out of bed, feeling sick and disoriented. By the time I made it to the bathroom sink in anticipation of throwing up my late night trip to Taco Bell, the feeling had thankfully…
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“You slimy sack of fish shit!” Deputy Ploggard slammed his hairy fist down onto the grey metal table which separated the two men. His hand landed with such force that it left a fist-shaped dent in the middle of the table. The noise which followed echoed off…
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The HR lady and I stopped our conversation to watch. The song was familiar, but it took me a few seconds to figure out what it was. In the meantime, Bob drooled and attempted to dance as his limbs clicked and clacked. Then it hit me. “Are you kidding me?” I asked quite loudly. The…
Part 1: The Flood By Bob SenitramBecause…aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! This is not much of a horror story but this is a true story. About a month ago we had what they call a 100 year rain. Nothing like what they experience on the coast, but it was pretty horrible for us. And “horrible” is almost “horror”. That’s…
Before everything gets all crazy and nobody knows what’s real and what’s not anymore, this is the way I remember it all happening. George W. Bush was such a stinking rotten President* that America actually elected a Black guy rather than electing another Republican. This absolutely drove all the latent and blatant racists batshit crazy.…
My eyes opened slowly, and the room appeared again, the relaxant hum of the dome generators wavering through my gradually waking head – Tommy had started a fragrantly strong brew of coffee. Stretching my rested muscles for a few seconds, I lifted my one hundred and sixty pounds up off the bed and yawned. “Tommy,”…
[A Halloween Special from the 2003 Archives] I thought the devil was red and had a tail. I had braced myself for His appearance, His style, even His odor if need be. So what happens when I call Him? He shows up at my door in a three-piece suit, looking like a successful businessman. OK,…
-Strange – 1 Page – Dalibor bent over to catch his breath. His throat felt ragged, as though the air was scratching it. His heart was pounding in his chest, his head was spinning, and his calves were burning. He let his bag drop off of his shoulder and sat down next to it on…
Part 1: A Family Feud Government officials and those who remember the event, well, seem to agree that the boiling point, at least in the Smith house, occurred on a Sunday morning on the 12th of April. The location was Cory’s room. Cory’s pit. Cory’s revolting cesspool. Mary Ann Smith, the mother of a sloth-like,…
Dear Bel,My company has “volunteered” some of us to do some roadside clean up. You wouldn’t believe the crap people throw from their cars. I’d like to put up a sign or something to deter people from littering so much. Any ideas as to what the sign could say? -Sticky Dear Sticky,There is this guy…
Cindy visibly jumped as Bob stirred. Slowly, he sat up and rubbed his forehead. “Oooooooo! That’ll leave a mark in the mornin’.” She stepped closer. “Damn,” he groaned. “I must’ve hit my head on a rock or somethin’. Good thing you missed.” “I didn’t shoot, Bob.” “If not you, then who?” Cindy stood still and…
I decided to revitalize the Yearly Predictions, started decades ago. So far, none of my predictions have come true. But I figure if I keep swinging, eventually I’ll hit a home run! Entertainment:Reality shows make a comeback! People will love them in 2023. And they won’t just be on the cheap cable channels. Every major…
I stayed hidden behind (or in front of) the sapling for a few days. Nobody seemed to notice the empty lot where a house used to be. A dog peed on my leg. I didn’t move. I just watched. And silently whimpered. On the third day, under the cover of darkness, I decided to move.…
I had some complaints about last weeks column, people (you know who you are) said “ it sucked” and my rebuttal is – NO DUH! If you could do better you’d be here writing this instead of me… BUT YOU’RE NOT! ARE YA? So there! The Homeless Clown Yesterday I went to the mall, but…
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