Some people are born to the surreal. Others achieve it.  And others have it thrust upon them.

In responding to this week's fiction prompt, I decided to make the four 'surreal' words incidental, rather than subject, objects or agents in the plot. I had a lot of fun writing this!… Read full post »

It certainly is a stretch to write in Cat Voice. They're so immediate. The flashback would be the storyteller's, and not her protagonist's.

Anyhow, here goes:

He has no right to be here. This is my yard, and I’ve marked it south to north. What part of “pee” doesn’t that… Read full post »

Isn't this Rapture business just a little bit wishful thinking?

For people who don't like things the way they are, it's the  ultimate quick fix. And (aside from accepting Jesus Christ as one's Lord and Savior), so devoid of personal effort! 

The Divine Liposuction, skimming off the cream of… Read full post »

American’s don’t elect people as President—we choose the symbols of our heart’s desire. That’s why we always feel so betrayed when the person (man, so far) we elect turns out to be a mere human.

If you accept that policy positioning is so much fluff compared to image f… Read full post »

You know you’re in trouble when you sweep the floor and some of the dirt in the pile starts to walk away.

That was the first thing I noticed, the Dirt Specks With a Mind. I blinked, reset my glasses to make sure it wasn’t just my astigmatism.

It… Read full post »