THE CAT’S EYE MARBLE AND THE CUDGEL

June 25, 2014

A cat’s eye marble, crystal clear with a wide yellow ribbon twist, rolled across the rug and came to a stop next to a short heavy club leaning against the wall in the corner of the room nearest the fireplace. “Excuse me, club, are you tall enough to see the clock? I’d like to know […]

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THE RUDE DOUGLAS FIR TREE

June 20, 2014

The biggest tree was twice as tall as any other tree in the forest. “I can see the ocean,” boasted the biggest tree. “Who cares?” piped up a young Douglas fir growing carelessly by the stream. “You’re fat.” “Why, you miserable toothpick, I’ll …” With great effort, the biggest tree wrenched itself to fall crashing […]

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SPOKES

June 16, 2014

The mountain bike hung on the garage wall. It was deep night outside and quiet. All the back wheel spokes and most of the front wheel spokes were sound asleep after an exhausting day of spinning up and down rocky trails. The few awake on the front wheel whispered so as not to disturb the […]

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THE FOUL CONCOCTION

June 11, 2014
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The foul concoction brooded at the bottom of the cauldron. Why in the name of liquid brews everywhere did the crone add that last tincture of awareness to me? Trapped, nay puddled as I am in the depths of this ugly pot, what possible benefit can the awareness of my own existence bring to me? […]

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THE INDECISIVE MIRROR

June 9, 2014

The vain queen stood before the mirror and said, ‘Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?’ The mirror, a little too proud of itself, replied, ‘Fair in what sense, your majesty? Equal pay for equal work? Distributing the exact same number of jellybeans to everybody for dessert? Whoa, I see […]

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THE FRIENDLY TROLL’S FAVORITE THINGS TO EAT

June 6, 2014

pickles on pizza and ketchup on ice cream splinters of tree bark and remnants of moonbeam great mounded platters of rusted bedsprings these are a few of his favorite things

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