Rainstorm
My part of the planet is currently experiencing sporadic, recurrent rainbombs. Years back, we made the joke, “In Ithaca, what do you call...
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- Jun 21, 2023
- 5 min
Mary Shelley in Rome
“What a beautiful day, husband,” said Mary to Percy. “How I love Rome this time of year! It’s almost summer! We did well to leave Naples....
- Jun 21, 2023
- 3 min
Twins, Twins!
I was older than most women who decide to have children. In fact, once I became pregnant, my medical provider let it slip that I was in a...
- Jun 4, 2023
- 5 min
Trippy Train
July Rodriguez ran the Trippy Train ride for Happy Town Amusements, a traveling carnival company. He was born into the carnival business,...
- Jun 4, 2023
- 4 min
Pamela
In 1983, Pamela had responded to an ad for Brilliant Concierge Agents, was hired instantly, and still worked in the building 40 years...
- Jun 4, 2023
- 3 min
The Psychic Waiter
Michael was a handsome man, even though he was old. He had been waiting tables off and on for thirty years, because initially it suited...
- May 19, 2023
- 5 min
Dinner
Flash Fiction! After ten years of a quiet, friendly marriage, Jane and Andrew divorced. When she told people it was due to “culinary...
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
Is this a Rose or is it not a Rose
What makes Burning Man events the transformative experiences that they are? When default world people talk about Burning Man events, they...
- Jun 14, 2022
- 1 min
Welcome to Wheels of Fire
We release these our wobbly words into the elusive electronic ether. Is anyone listening? We are two playful ebike experimenters living a...
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