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 …

Microfiction – 057/365

What is this about? Miracle On The 101 Daniel’d been pushing the little hatchback southbound on the Hollywood Freeway just about as fast as she would go. So focused was he on getting to Jess’ apartment, when he finally picked up the police car’s lights flashing red and blue behind him he honestly didn’t know …

100.1

Nope, that’s not the number of my favorite FM radio station. That’s my temperature at the present.  In a replay of last week’s weird flash fever, I felt kinda punky achy all day at the office, but the fever didn’t really return full tilt until I was rolling home from a dentist appointment yesterday afternoon. …

Microfiction – 056/365

What is this about? Good Fences A tentative voice floated up to him. A woman’s voice, old, tough and raspy, from too many years of tobacco. “Who’s out here?” Kelly held his breath. In the silence, he heard the neighbor tromping around her back yard, and then there was the click of a flashlight that …

Umbrella Acacia, Serengeti

You don’t need me wasting keystrokes attempting to explain just how vast and magnificent Tanzania’s most famous national park is, when this picture will do just fine: (click to quadruplify)