Author’s note: On my Facebook page, I asked readers to give me various elements of a story that they wanted me to include in what I call a Story Stew. I’d take their ingredients and mix them together, adding in my own elements to create a short story. Below is a first draft, unedited at…
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The following transcript for the 527th Galactic Presidential Debate is furnished courtesy of Pi42 News Channel, the host of the recent debate. Visit Pi42 News Channel on the Galactic Wide Web at gww3.14159265359.com Former Secretary of Global Relations Helena Caldon, Sen. Benny Sandberg (I-Earth) and former Pollux Governor Darnell Rum participated in Sunday’s Pi42 News Channel Galactic…
I love to write, and I enjoy knowing what others think and feel about my written works. Sometimes I want to entertain, to make someone smile, to laugh, to join others in feeling. Sometimes I just need to express myself, to seek that cathartic feeling, and find peace in the act. I love to tell stories.…
There’s this book I wrote that I never expected to write. Years ago, I woke up with the lingering memories of fresh dreams, which bordered on nightmares, still rattling around in my thoughts. The story interested me, and I figured I’d write it down. As I wrote, I decided I’d create a hero character to…
I joined the gym recently and noticed a few things that had me puzzled: There has been this pickup truck in front of the gym with this guy sitting in there and hanging out with his dog, looking like he’s cleaning the car. This wouldn’t be so weird, except that I’ve gone 3 times in…
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Columbia
By J. Parrish Lewis remember when we muddied our elbows and knees, crawling through the creek? we kept our eyes trained for the enemy. we built forts above and below and sometimes in between we saw eyes staring out of sewers and imagined monsters it was probably only imagination because imagination plays and plays it…
Thunder crashed. Wind lamented its life with haunted howls. Cats screeched or perhaps meowed. I heard none of this, of course, but it happened. Lightning flashes lit up the frame of the front door. The doorknob turned. Slowly, steadily, ever so mercilessly. From across the room, sitting in my Daddy chair, I watched. The lights…
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Cloud 9 With Chance of Bunnies
Tipped my head in Ladybug’s direction, talking to my wife. “She said earlier today, ‘when we move to our new house can we pleaaaaase have a compost?’” The eavesdropping Ladybug jumped forward and launched into her reasons why she wants a compost, which is admittedly fantastic and shows she’s a better environmentalist than I am.…
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Unidentified Flying Orange
Went to Farmers’ market this morning, with the kiddos in tow. Got some leeks, Romaine, free range eggs -sadly, the white- and a trio of Greek delicacies including the necessary dolmas. Out of nowhere, a large orange flew at my head, smacking me right in the middle of my forehead. Then it hovered in mid-air,…