On Gravity

It was written! Wait until you’re off the bridge. Wait until you’re off the bridge. The writing warned you! Wait until you’re off the bridge. Wait until you’re off the bridge. The writing killed your phone’s camera! Wait until you’re off the bridge. Wait until you’re off the bridge. The broken camera was a warning! […]

Beer and football II — week five

The game: Jets at Patriots The beer: Pretty Things Hedgerow Bitter The result: Win, 30–21 The commentary: My little girl knows what’s up. She doesn’t get all bothered the way her dad does over how poor a defense a 4–1 team might have. Here she is, really taking the time to weigh all sides of […]

Story number two

September 8, 1990 Dear producers of Big, How are you? Wonderful! Where can I find a fortune-teller robot? I’ve some challenges to overcome. Please ship to this address. Sincerely, Charles Napier (not the actor) 984970-6 September 8, 1990 Dear Men’s Adventure magazine, Are x-ray specs real? Are they harmful to the people you look at? […]

A short story

The new café was beautiful and poorly built. One customer opened a display cabinet and the door came off in her hand, smacking her kid right in the face. No tip! A week later we’re still finding ball bearings. The time had come for a different address. Our old spot had its share of bad […]