Lemurian Congress

We arrive at our house and we celebrate: it is our own piece of land and sky. We are worried about debt but we remain hopeful, my wife more ...

After Lou paid off his debts he went to the cheaper bars, the ones without pretty girls. He got into a drunken fight over a game of pool but...

I didn't see anything interesting in the stores and I didn't have any money. When I talked to the boy at the shoe store he kept rear...

"...the police officer said to him, 'I'm not gonna charge you if you take my advice: respect your parents. They brought you int...

The shopping mall is only open because winter shelters require arbitrary schedules. Now, before 9am, it entertains the elderly and the worke...

Far off to my right, churchbells ring an epiphany of dubious quality. God says, "This is it, Creation! You are on to something!" I...

Italians conspire and shush politics with their wife-birds, bedraggled, bluntly confused. They are Europe's ambassadors to this crass co...

Our city is a sinkhole, falling under the weight of industry and families and new steel buildings. Our gravity pulls us so deep that we can ...

Flowers are entirely Canadian on Canada Day; nobody in any other nation has these yellow flowers pollinated by RGB finches who wear spotless...

I arrived early to Mistress Quickly's tavern and found Dr. Johnson, as anticipated, already arguing and drowning in his cups. "A ...

I picked you because of your sweet voice, your softened Rs and your awkward drawling vuh. "How vewwy stwange" you said to me whe...

Every weekday we'd drive to the parking lot of the obscure company and stand on the pvement, eating take-out breakfasts and making awkwa...

I'm not just sitting hunkered over the computer with my torn cartilage, rheumatic toes, and carpal tunnel syndrome...no, I'm totally...

Some people are worried about going to " The Hell House " after they die, so I will try to be accurate here instead of riding the ...

I was offended when Tina Turner sang "We Don't Need Another Pedro." In response to this insult I called her a "spoiled ha...

Another odd little video that I finally finished this morning: "Boxcar." What do you do when your neighbour parks his junker car o...

The man with the grey toque leaned against her, using her shoulder to support himself. He could come no closer because there were too many p...

I didn't know at the time that the hotel clerk was Rob's messenger. If I'd realized I would have paid more attention to him, got...

The party is finally picking up. The smiles have become manic, toothy, like the grins of boxing fans anticipating a particularly good fight,...

We travel north to study the newly discovered insects. Kyle Borrowman is assigned to us, and we respect him because the dossier says that he...