*Flash Fiction*A Leap of Faith
“Do not spend your time sadly thinking about the past. Spend it dreading the future.” Chah-Lee The Inscrutable Philospher From “Cosmic Notes from Beyond the Cosmos” * “Holy Smokes! Would at that thing!” “Why it must be a hundred feet tall!” Actually the cement diving platform was only thirty two feet in height – but…
“Jake & his Hot Trans Am” Part 1
IntroductionI recount my friendship with my pal Jake, whose motto was “Fast Cars and Fast Women!” A Giant towered over me in Biker leathers, greasy, bleach blonde trashed hair, built like a lineman from the Rams Football Team, a Marlboro butt clenched in her teeth. At least I thought it was a she, a chick,…
“Camp Shady Pines” Summer Camp from Hell!! Part 2
And so without further ado, I was enrolled for a one week 1963 Summer Session at Camp Shady Pines. I, of course, was not consulted over the matter. As for my brother, Matty, he was given a pass as he was deemed too “emotionally frail” to make the one week exile. I soon found myself…
*Flash Fiction* “Crime n’ Punishment”
I was in trouble…again. The Old Man had been notified of my crime and I was waiting for him to come home from work. I never sensed he enjoyed being the executioner, my personal Torquemada of the Holy Inquisition. A few times I had caught a tear in the Old Man’s eye as he told…
“For Those Who Missed the Rock” Part 4
By the time I met with the Marine I was supposed to replace as Company Clerk at HQ – I was pretty out of it from hunger and fatigue. The soldier’s name was PFC Sherman. He was assisted by a Private named Sanchez. Sanchez had this annoying habit of applying chapstick to lips every five…
“Camp Shady Pines” Summer Camp from Hell!! Part 1
I hate Summer Camp. I think Summer Camps were devised by envious Adults – who wanted to screw up perfectly good Summer vacation for kids. The kid has too much free time – so let’s get him out of the house – seemed to be the Parental maxim. To which I would reply “Why?” Was…
*Flash Fiction* “Jelly Donuts”
Fer Chrissakes, Barbara. We’ll never beat the traffic going to the Beach, ” groused the Old Man. “Now Buck, the Boys will be starving by the time we get there. And besides stopping will only take a minute, ” said my Mom. “Get me an Old Fashioned Donut, then.” Donuts?! My ears perked up like…
“LOCKDOWN!”
Darn he could be such a pest! Always coming into my room and buggin’ me. I told my kid brother multiple times to beat it – but did he listen? Heck No! Finally I pleaded my case to the Old Man who begrudgingly installed a sliding lock on the “outside” of my door. That didn’t…
“A Strange Turn of Events” Final Chapter
My Adventures and Short Brush with Fame in Community Theater Comet Hyakutake is a Comet that passed close to the earth in March 1996. Its passage was called the “Great Comet of 1996.” “Its passage to the earth was the closest Cometary approaches of the previous 200 years.” Which reminds me of… After Louise Van…
“An Awkward Meeting”
A white mouse with a dirty short pink tail was given to me by my Mom one Spring day for Easter. I was told to give him a name, feed him, make sure he had plenty of water and most importantly – clean his cage. I loved “Mousey.” That’s what I called him – “Mousey.”…