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A Useful Professor
It was the first warm day of the spring. It was warm everywhere. Nobody wanted to be in the university. But nobody knew where else they could be. So…
Don’t Make the World Worse
“Don’t make the world worse” was Iggy’s mantra. He thought this while overlooking the point where the Santa Ana River feeds into the ocean. He…
“Public Performances” and “Low and Behold”
Public Performances The news tonight is that there are rioters rioting in the streets of Minneapolis. I go out to see for myself. I see folks on the…
The Golden Women
Zach Amarosa was a collector of women. He had never intended to be one, but that was how he ended up. When he began, he tried to be respectful; at…
Good-Natured People
Ellen was just sitting down on the sofa to watch the 7 o'clock news when the doorbell rang. "Dang, I wanted to see what the weather was going to be…
Thy Will Be Done
Barry was a likable guy, confident, sporting a $100 haircut and perfectly balanced sideburns. There was no doubt he would be the next senator…
Transformer
Duke Hanley: High school was okay. I was average in most classes, but did very well in math. There was something about the purity that appealed to…
The Prostitute
It was a dry summer, filled with new experiences. I was heading home after months of being on the road, hitchhiking, sometimes alone, sometimes with…
Muffling Voices
I put on the hazmat suit, with its thick yellow rubbery material sticking to my skin. Donning the mask is easy, my foreman says, pressing his palm up…
Porn Cycle
Last night, I started watching porn. I just sat there watching porn for four hours and then it hit me that if I didn’t take sleeping pills, I was…
