NIGHTFALL AT FIVE
Jake swung the door to Benjamin Moore’s wide open, giving Henry the usual nod. “That fox again?” Henry grinned. Jake nodded again. “Well, one can’t keep nature out of the city.” He laid the exact amount of money for a box of nails out on the counter. “You are spending a fortune on that fence, […]
Bullets Disguised As Dreams
There she comes again. Brighter than light, softer than a dream, when dreams are soft and tender. Reality was once well defined. We were together then, sharing a home. That home was cold for others, but not for us. We didn’t invite people often. Our love was the main heating machine, which kept us warm […]
The Fox Outside Her Door
The bicycle was a solid machine made for carrying groceries and wearing a skirt. It rattled slightly under her weight. By the time she reached the canal, twilight was rapidly becoming night and she flicked on her lights as she turned down the cobbled slope to the water. This was her favourite part of the […]
“Qui Gattino”
Giuseppe was a cat. A stray, to be exact. He was born in an alley near the Mercato Civico di San Benedetto, the Beverly Hills of stray cat neighborhoods. And mio Dio, did he look the part. Eyes as blue as the Mediterranean. A calico coat straight from a Gucci runway. Features so symmetrical, he could […]
Zig Zag Openings
I was calling to see if he wanted to buy a new DSL package, but like everyone else, he already had an adequate one. His name was Douglas. He told me he was a retired quilt designer and asked me out. He didn’t seem to view the way we met as a negative. He didn’t […]
Collecting Earwax
You seem to like collecting so I could, I suppose, suggest that you might consider collecting earwax. It can, after all, be scooped out. That way you could keep it in a jar and stored on a shelf alongside your other containers full of belly button fluff and miscellaneous foot scrapings. This would allow you […]
Birthday Beer
My wife called and told me to come home. I finished my birthday beer and drove home and the driveway and yard were filled with cars. Some surprise birthday party. I grabbed a drink from someone’s hand and walked around the gathering. I looked and these were not my closest friends, in fact, not my […]
This is Life
Mamma stayed in bed again today. Papà says to let her sleep. He says five out of eight children isn’t so bad. Sister will do Mamma’s chores for now. And at least now, Papà says, I have my own bed. People come and people go. This is life, and we must move forward, for if […]