Microfiction – 060/365

What is this about? Encounter The craft hovered in front of where he’d stopped for the red light at the intersection of  Belltower and Freedman. It was its pulsing light sequence that Zac first spotted much higher up in the sky, and to him it seemed helicopter…ish, but as it swooped downward in a steep …

“No Cat’s Ever Starved To Death In A Tree, Sir”

Sad and unfortunate news from down in Orange County. Scott Beuhler, a 27-year-old man attempting to rescue a treed cat, fell to his death Wednesday, and reading about it reminded me of the night in 2004 when Susan and I were first dating and  I came to her aid when she worriedly called to tell …

Microfiction – 059/365

What is this about? Countdown “At least tell me who wants me dead!” Halloray yelled. “Do me that meaningless favor so at least I’ll know who to haunt.” “OK,” Derek said smugly. “I can give you that much,” turning and walking toward the hotel room door. “It was Manesian. All along.” And then the building …

Microfiction – 058/365

What is this about? Peace Then the dog charged. Shooting toward us from out the gloom of the porch and down the steps into the afternoon sunlight, the beast was a huge, sleek, jet-black weapon of destruction that ripped off hellacious barks as it broke the fragile distance that had previously been between us. In …

Several Reasons Why You Won’t Find Me Ever Seeing “10,000 BC.” Not In The Theater Not Via Netflix. Not No How. Not No Way. Not. Not. Not.

1. Roland Emmerich is the director. 2. Roland Emmerich is the writer. 3. Roland Emmerich is the producer. 4. No one in the industry has the balls to tell him to stop it. Instead he’s all “I have this great idea for a movie that I want to manage on every level because I’m Roland …