• Leap Day

    “Do you know what today is?” Goldie asked the two brothers standing on the sidewalk in front of her home. “Saturday,” nine-year-old Bohannon, and Goldie’s classmate, answered. “Besides that,” Goldie said, as she rolled her eyes. Six-year-old Lennox simply shrugged his shoulders, “I dunno.” “It’s Leap Day,” Goldie proudly announced. “What’s a Leap Day?” Lennox…

  • Rule #228: Never fart in an Apple store, they don’t have Windows.

  • Lost in the Woods

    The darker shadows of the trees, cast down by the full moon’s light, left him disoriented. Smith had misread his map, taken the wrong trail and was now irrevocably lost. Making matters worse, there were the odd noises coming from all around him. Some he knew, such as the scurry of a mouse, still others…

  • Mr. Jimmy Fix-It

    Jimmy pulled up in front of the house. He casually opened the side door of the white work van and began pulling material out, carrying it to the front door. With everything unloaded, he closed up and locked the van. Then, with the same casual manner, he worked his magic on the front door lock.…

  • The only thing flat-earthers fear is sphere itself.

  • Imaginary Nevada: February 26, 1920

    https://soundcloud.com/sierra-tom-darby/in-20200226 He had raced ahead of the beasts throughout the night and his pony was nearly played out, but Brady knew that if they stopped or the animal faltered, it would mean death for both. They had either ambushed Brady or Brady had accidentally found a hidden lair. Having no time to find out, he…

  • Batter Up

    Delores Hart decided to stop and see if she could find the grave of the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball. Unfortunately, it was nearly dark by the time she located the needed cemetery. “It shouldn’t be that hard,” she told herself, even though it was practically dark. After a number of frustrating minutes,…

  • Grain Silo Re-purposed

    An old grain silo used to stand in the vacant field down the way. The kids used to pretend it was a rocket ship or a castle, and it remained this way, until a family bought it, turning it into a home. They worked on the place day-in, day-out and sometimes at night for nearly…

  • One minute, I was young and fun, the next, I found myself turning down my truck’s radio so I could see better.

  • the Queen wants chairs high-backed and over-stuffed never throne away