The heavens exsanguinated, perforated by a trillion tiny tines. Cool droplets did what cool droplets do when they meet a hot sidewalk: they exploded, water molecules racing to see which would go the fastest and farthest. As reinforcements arrived the event ceased to be a meteorological Gallipoli and became instead an aquatic Waterloo: small pockets,…
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On Writing, Part 2
Ok. Now. Now. Now? Now. Now I tell you what the hell all the writing has been about. A few weeks ago I wrote a post about a certain website that shan’t be named again because said website acted, possibly, like an ass-hat. Somebody really liked that post. And other posts. And tweets. And so…
Theft of a Quill (A Promissory Note Fulfilled)
We arose, her and I, glacial. Because she is smaller, her tiny heart pumped her brain full of bloody brilliance at a faster pace than my overgrown engine. Despite the extra neural-nutrition, she pronounced "Mama?" I replied "Dada." She insisted, incorrectly: "Mama?" And I corrected: "Dada." "Mi, mi, mi, mi," she said aloud. "Give over…