I have now spent my first day and have much already to tell. The day, of course, being of earth duration as told by my trusty Swiss mechanical watch stolen off the wrist at a cocktail party and replaced with one of superior alien make. Due to the orbit and rotation speed of the planet… Continue reading The Last Wilderness II: A Brief Adventure
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The Last Wilderness I: Hello and Goodbye
And so it was the illustrious race of man found themselves as pets. I was in college at the time. Really you would be amazed at how little of a drama it was. They arrived in advance of their light stream hitting earth. World Governments were caught with their pants down, not that it mattered… Continue reading The Last Wilderness I: Hello and Goodbye
Meditations: Part One
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive.” I woke up in a pile of corpses. My eyes clenched shut, the room perfectly silent. Only my more visceral senses were activated. Sputtering on fetid blood, I tried to break free of the vice of cold flesh, the… Continue reading Meditations: Part One
I Appear Missing
The two sat across from each other, teapot between them, a cup in each hand. Brock's countenance was craggy, filled with all the lines one might expect of a map of local rivers and tributaries. Caleb's skin was smooth. His childlike face held a relaxed, open expression. They were the same age. "And that is… Continue reading I Appear Missing
Cafe at the End of the Stars
She was late again, as always, something at least was constant in this universe. The city bustled with a hodgepodge of fashion, each person, saw the city differently and dressed accordingly. Victorian, modern, Hadash, a few even wearing togas. Laith was wearing a pair of comfortable red pants with an exceedingly soft dark blue shirt.… Continue reading Cafe at the End of the Stars
Alexander and the Impossible Murder
Alexander cursed his decision to get rid of the curtains. The sun was a harsh alarm clock for a man with a pounding head. He crawled under the covers, but it was to no avail. He was awake. He took out a jar of pickles and poured some of the brine into a glass of… Continue reading Alexander and the Impossible Murder
The Little Red Dragon
There was once a little red dragon with a little spiky black tail He was born with a belly full of fire that could melt a steel rail Everywhere he went it was hard not to feel That what was really lacking were a few things on fire Melted, charred, maybe a small pyre But… Continue reading The Little Red Dragon
The Last Unicorn
There once was a land where the unicorns were. Freely flying across grasslands and rolling down hills Drinking from enchanted streams with just the right chill Sleeping in enchanted forests where nothing was ever killed Imbuing everything with a little magic even the trees They protected the innocent and chased out the greedy And always… Continue reading The Last Unicorn
Beaver Emperor
There once was a beaver who wanted to rule Japan, well first Japan and then the world. His plan was simple; first he would chew on trees and then! Then! He would continue to chew on trees, he wasn’t exactly sure how this would accomplish his goal, but he did not falter from his mission.… Continue reading Beaver Emperor
A Polar Bear
The funny thing about the North Pole, we don’t get news, only thinning ice sheets, every year the hunting season is shorter and shorter, every year my cubs hungrier. It is, for the most part, a solitary life, your kids outgrow you and go searching on their own never to be seen again. You meet… Continue reading A Polar Bear
Homo Economicish 