Prose

“Apologies For The Delay In My Response!” by Caelyn Cobb

Dec 20th, 2021 | By

Many apologies for the delay in my response! It’s been a crazy couple of days. When I got home Monday, I discovered that my wife went missing in the middle of making dinner. The eggs and meat were out on the counter, the water was boiling on the stove, but the sliding glass door and our dining room table were completely smashed up. I’m surprised there wasn’t blood everywhere.



“What I Learned From joyfulpreppers.com,” by Lydia Storm

Dec 20th, 2021 | By

You will absolutely need a first-aid kit. In your soft life you are not used to wounds. Gauze and tape will be critical. As will a steel knife for cauterization purposes. Believe it: you do not want to bleed out.



“Deadly Dangerous Podcast #13: A Tribute to Greta Greene, Amateur Nanny,” by Sally Simon

Dec 20th, 2021 | By

In today’s episode we’re paying tribute to one Greta Greene, a nanny who did her best. She always checked on the children without a phone call reminder, never allowed her friends to have sex in the house while working, and brought healthy snacks for her charges. Nonetheless, Greta is dead.



“The Day the Music Died in Walgreens,” by Joe Miller

Dec 20th, 2021 | By

I just came in to buy Nyquil. The good kind. The knock-you-on-your-ass kind they lock up because you can cook meth with it. The kind that costs ten bucks a bottle. The taste of social uprising I found in aisle six was free.



“I Let My Mind Wander…” by Susan Chertkow

Dec 20th, 2021 | By

I let my mind wander, and it traveled to a distant parking lot with thousands of parked cars, one of which was mine.  But which one? My car was silver, but there were literally hundreds of silver cars.