Prose VI.I
“Wild Life in the Fast Lane,” by Nick Thomas
I don’t have especially fond memories of my first car. The reason can be explained in two words: Chevy Chevette.
Okay, you can stop laughing. I know this was not a car that a young, testosterone-primed male of the 80s could worship as it rattled along the Interstate powered by an engine that roared like an [...]
“Clark Reeper and the Angel of Temperance,” by Michael Panush
It was in the early evening in the bustling town of Virginia City, Nevada, when the Angel of Temperance, or to use her real name, Constance P. Trolpers, began her rounds. She was a passionate woman, full of vigor, vim and anger at the treacherous sins of alcohol. Every night since the American Temperance Society [...]
“Man of Spam (Spam Man),” by Ron Singer
Recently (how?), Kevin Kile (Mr. Kevin Kile) underwent (experienced) a
perfect spam storm. (What does that mean?)
The principal (main) source of Kevin’s (Mr. Kile’s) problem was
vocational (work-related): he was (is) a writer (author).
Specifically (yes, be specific), he was (is, is) an emerging (like a groundhog?) fiction writer with 43 (forty-three) Internet (ezine? blog? both?) publications (postings) [...]
“Casanova Prepares for a Duel, May 5, 1766,” by Michael Garriga
Tell me why, O Lord, why I had to scurry and scramble escaping that Venetian prison to come all the way to Poland-Poland!-to be murdered by a lifelong knight, the Grand Butler to the Crown, Count Colonel Franciszek Ksawery Branicki, a name that sounds like a child’s careless scribbling? A man who has wounded his [...]
“Seven minutes in heaven? Hardly.” by Gabrielle Sierra
“You have to do it Joanne. What are you a prude?” asked Corey H.
Yes.
“No.”
So she stood defiantly, knees wobbling slightly, nine sets of eyes
pasted to her. Grabbing Tim’s arm she yanked him up.
“Oooooh” cooed the thirteen year olds.
“I knew it” whispered Corey R.
Lindsay Snow frowned deeply.
Joanne cleared her throat and smoothed her skirt, marching over [...]
“The Day of the Tortoise,” by Ethan Bernard
The day my brother found a tortoise, we decided to start a zoo. One night, while kicking a soccer ball, my brother shrieked, A turtle! I ran out. A tortoise, I corrected him; turtles stay in the water. My brother, age a mere six years, was more ardent than wise. I, two years his senior, [...]
“Catman,” by Michael Fowler
I was surprised when the superhero Catman moved into the long unoccupied home in my suburb across the street from me. The neighbors I talked to felt the same way. What was the Furious Feline, only a few years ago presented with a key to the city by Mayor Willis, doing in a rundown Cape [...]
“Local Businesses that Missed the Point When Helping Needy Families,” by John Frank Weaver
Family 1: Single mom, age 35; 2 boys, ages 6 and 10. Mom would like a new sweatshirt. 6-year old likes stuffed animals and needs a new jacket. 10-year old likes Transformers and could use socks.
Local Business Sponsor: Wanda’s Brassiere and Lingerie Gallery. Mom received three dozen Infinity Edge Push-Up bras, Wanda’s most popular push-up, [...]
“Untimely,” by Eric Thurschwell
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) –’ July 15’ — Stan Fredericks, a resident of the affluent Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia,’ was eaten alive yesterday when an 1100-pound hammer head shark was mistakenly delivered to his home swimming pool. Police investigators said that the accidental transposition of two numbers in a 16-digit UPS address code caused the [...]
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