PinnedDeath and my quantum dadWe all must face death. Every single one of us. Whether it’s our own imminent demise, the death of a family pet, or the death of a loved one — any way you look at it, death can’t be avoided. Yes, it’s a cliché that “death is part of being…Death12 min readDeath12 min read
Apr 17, 2021The basementMost houses have a basement. A trivial fact of our relationship with the roof over our heads. Cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The basement is sometimes a place for hiding the neglected crap that has accumulated over the years and has been banished to that place…Short Story3 min readShort Story3 min read
Apr 17, 2021A new homeIt was a damned long trip. Sixteen years of sleep, of silence. No scenery. Not even a fucking billboard along the way. Interstellar travel is neither a journey for the impatient, or the easily bored. The nearest equivalent experience being time served in solitary confinement. The crew spent their ‘time…Short Story5 min readShort Story5 min read
Dec 17, 2020RumblesIt was sometime in June, I think. The early morning started off quiet, but now the whip-poor-will’s punctuate the silence. I hear faint rumbles of thunder, too. Whip-poor-wills and thunder: point-counterpoint. Poppa stirs in his bed and rumbles a fart. Soon he will be up. The coffee needs to be…Short Story2 min readShort Story2 min read