Please consider becoming a patron. An excerpt “Odd,” she said to herself aloud. “It’s February. Why is Willie outside riding his bicycle?” She looked out the window again. “Oh no,” she said. Her heart had corrected her mistake before her mind had allowed. “Oh dear God, no.” She dropped her potato into the sink and […]

Please consider becoming a patron Eventually… An excerpt: I waited for Lily’s father to return home. “Rescue must die soon,” I blurted out, “but I do not know how to put him to his end.” “Mercy will dictate,” said Lily’s father. “Mercy always dictates. How do you know your dog is sick to death?” “Your […]

Please consider becoming a patron. Cornered in the Office “You’re frightening me,” the Android Assistant 2100 said. “Put that thing away!” “Ha,” said Robert. “You should have seen the look on that hick’s face when I shot a glass jar sitting on a fence behind him. Oh, don’t be frightened: I rested my arm on […]

Please consider becoming a Patron Chapter 7 An excerpt: “This city belongs to your king,” he said. “And you belong to him. A corporation, you recall, protects a man from liability. You have no need for such protection—” at this, he smiled brightly, “—because your king protects you from liability.” Lily’s uncle smiled brightly, chuckling. […]

In Three Parts Please consider becoming a patron. Part 2: Hearth and Home Tuesday morning was making every attempt to brighten the master bedroom, struggling against the drawn shades to penetrate with rays of joy and hope. Spring was aging, about to yield to the Summer Solstice, so the morning was still very young. Nevertheless, […]

Please consider becoming a patron. A discussion concerning the restrictions on property ownership devolves into a rock common to two property lines and then devolves further into this song of praise: That night I imagined her body, in its full glory, without even trying to stop the image from coming into my consciousness. Hers was […]

In Three Parts Part One: The Corner Office Please consider becoming a patron. Alta Vista did not, as is commonly thought, simply fold or become absorbed into a larger tech company. It morphed, with offices in New York, into an independent research company, mostly for hire by firms looking for a competitive edge against a […]

Please consider becoming a patron. An excerpt: “How do you become an adviser to the King?” I asked. “Blood relationships, on the one hand,” he said. “And financial relationships, on the other hand. The same way one becomes king to begin with.” I stopped short again. “This is not what we were taught as children.” […]

A Life in The Day Please consider becoming a patron. An Homage to Ingmar Bergman “Bertram?” the vicar peeked around the door, scanning each hospital bed for his quarry. “Bertram?” Three beds were empty; the fourth held a sleeping figure. Bertram was laid out on his back, angled by the cruelty of hospital beds, and […]

In which our intrepid hero goes in search of supplies and finds, instead, a pub. As always, please consider becoming a patron.   “Lily,” the beer made me say, “is making things happen to me.” “Lily,” said her uncle, “Lily is a catalyst.” “A catalyst?” “A catalyst,” he said. “Your character is responding to her, […]