Archive for December 2022

“Headless,” by Laerke Olsvig

Dec 20th, 2022 | By

Where does one lose their head? I did not remember ever losing my head before, or even hearing about other people losing their heads. I had never really considered this to be something that could happen. For obvious reasons, I needed to find my head again. However, I could probably find a temporary solution to last me for the rest of the day—at least until after work.



“A Thief in Monkey Junction,” by Deborah-Zenha Adams

Dec 20th, 2022 | By

Miss Virginia Fryar’s breakfast was all but spoiled by the sight of the corpse in her back yard. Miss Virginia spotted it as she crossed the dew-wet lawn, carrying a tray that contained her usual morning Danish and coffee.



“Lawyers in Love,” by Cameron Vanderwerf

Dec 20th, 2022 | By

Not long into the trial of the Steubenville Strangler, the prosecutor and the defense attorney fell deeply in love with each other. For obvious reasons, this was not an ideal development, and the two lawyers decided to keep this fact concealed from the rest of the courtroom.



“The Weatherman,” by Brian Clark

Dec 20th, 2022 | By

Susan: This is WKNW, 1160 on your radio dial, and I’m Susan Collins, keeping you company on your drive home. WKNW now has triple the number of weather updates, with reports every 10 minutes. Meteorologist Chuck Blain is on the case. How are things looking, Chuck? 



“On Anophthalmia in Cervids,” by Daniel Galef

Dec 20th, 2022 | By

I had an Ideas problem. Not too few, but too many. I was plagued by them. More of an infestation, really. I needed to get them out of my hair. Literally.