Louisa walked the few blocks down Main Street. The day was turning out to be fine. As she reached the café at noon, a man unlocked the door. Wearing a black vest, bowtie and a handlebar mustache, he was either an actor in a movie about the Wild West or a bartender. From behind the […]
Continue reading →This is only a test. Gasp. Sigh. The old Boo-Hoo. Boo Who? This is only a test. (sound of voice clearing). If this were an actual emergency. If. (sound of laughter) We interrupt this regularly scheduled broadcast. Well, if this were an actual emergency. A test, did we say that? Yeah, this is only a […]
Continue reading →It was seven o’clock on a Saturday night and I was in my bedroom taking a nap when Jonah woke me up. He did his knock and open the door at the same time routine that always left me startled and I wanted to scream out: “What’s the purpose of even knocking!” but then Jonah […]
Continue reading →The first girl I ever kissed was Eleanor Carlson. Her family called her Edy for short but she said she would do away with all that once she ran for the senate. She said no one would take her seriously if she ran as Edy Carlson, but Eleanor Carlson, that was a name that could […]
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