You’d have thought bartender Mikey Hoyle hit the lottery when he asked the first drinker of the day the biggest question of his thus-far unsuccessful life. You see what Scranton City Council did the other night? Blinkers O’Malley looked up from reading the Times-Tribune obituaries to make sure he wasn’t in them. Passed a resolution […]
From a distance, Tracy looked like any other rural high school cheerleader resplendent in her long straight hair, colored knee socks, short pleated skirt, bright sweater and assorted rustic hometown wholesomeness. More and more in her daydreams, though, she fantasized about combat fatigues. With cammies on the brain, Tracy wanted to kill ’em all, let […]
Killer sword-wielding Samurai no longer exist. Brutal unarmed combat rarely erupts, either. Most men and women rarely get physically attacked or fight in the streets, bars or elsewhere. Ego stalks humanity as the most feared enemy of our mortal development. Ego interferes with our better selves, threatening the existence of our planet. Nature, human and […]
You will no longer be teaching at Good Vibrations Montessori School, Mr. Rosen. Because of what happened in class this morning, right? Because of what the children say you called “the aquarium lesson,” the principal said. The moral of the story works for zoos, too, Mr. Rosen said. Johnny is still recovering and waiting for […]
Hot as sand fleas sizzling under a magnifying glass, Stu’s face and other exposed body parts burned from the scorching heat of the sun. His dog Riley sat with her paws stretched in front of her furry body plump as a cuddly stuffed animal on a carnival midway shelf, a pink ribbon tied into her […]
