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The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 13: Trip to Milwaukee

I got to work, rushing to Wyla’s desk to share my vivid night terrors. “You have got to hear this!” Wyla got up from her seat and put her hand up to…


“The Panathenaea in Ancient Athens,” “The Longing,” and “Shrouded in the Spartan Gloss-Fire”

The Panathenaea in Ancient Athens Paulus and Martin both sons of a Roman emigrant in bewitched Sparta went to Athens to participate in the dreamy…


Lina

“Shit.” I’m late again. This is my third date in a row with Lina that I’ll have shown up late to. I showed up 15 minutes early the first time we met;…


6 to 6: Thinking’s Got Nothing to Do with It

It was a cookie cutter neighborhood and nobody answered the phone, so I got out of my cab and walked to the door. I rang the bell. Dogs barked…


On the Boulevard Under the Swastika: A Heartwarming Tale of Hate, Part 2

V. Gee ran over to Jimmy excitedly. “They’re going to use it.” “What?” “The GIF. The projectionist downloaded it and Skattered Kunts are going to…


“Dancing with the Duke,” “Abstrakt 444 Gerhard Richter,” “A Love Song of Sorts,” and “Gertrude Stein Speaks”

Dancing with the Duke I wanna dance to King's  "Take the A Train" day and night, Prelude to a kiss Ooo I inhale deep night and day. Feed my peace…


Journal Entry: July 23, 1968

During today’s scheduled outing, our squad lead relayed us information from command, told us that we were to RTB and that our current patrol mission…


The Black Block

Lucinda Haynes was a widow of 24 when she found a new man. Her previous spouse, Malcolm, had died from a sickness of the stomach when she was 22. Two…


Exiles of the Sun

 “If I'm an angel, paint me with black wings.” --- Anne Rice, The Vampire Armand A collective shudder of eager expectation like the ripple of massing…


In the Shadow of the Belt, Chapter 8: Old Colony, Part 4

If Not Ashamed to Walk with Dirty Hands After the police search, my father chopped up the antenna into small pieces and drowned the transmitter in…