Puzzling

She turns both the box cover and bottom over, taps themon the coffee table, asks me did I hide the … More

Covid, I tell you, too sick to write. But I think I’m back. This draft is called “King of the Lily Pond”

Ed reads the draft of his story. It’s about Joe, his oldest cousin, tall and broad, much more so than … More

Albert could hear him stop on the other side of the door. He sounded like an asthmatic, as if the exertion … More

When it’s time for me to pretend I’ve grown old,I’ve decided the most important thingI’ll need to be able to … More

We’re in a woeful state, down to the last generation: Z.I fear it might be they’re an omega of generations … More

You would think so, right, that during the downtime one of us might have done it, but we never have. … More

We’d collected tops, when they became a fad, nearly eclipsing yoyos.You replaced the nylon or cheap metal tips with nails,then … More

The pink plumeria tree still stands there. I can see it from my patio. More than twice its height at … More

We were that amusement, some bright, shiny object,the birthday toy, the circus mobile spinning above the crib to mesmerizeor maybe … More

Friday nights we smoke dopedrink Strawberry Hilland I give Steve driving lessons Every time we pass by her houseSteve stops … More

The Terrible Twos? Hell. Shouldn’t this be Chapter 2 then, not Chapter 3? Curses. I’ll have to hammer that out come the final edit. … More