Nonsense Once there were two farmers. They shared a plot of land, and they had an agreement on who would grow which crops from year to year. The reason that they had to share the same land was rather complicated, and went back several generations. Technically, they were relatives, and shared in an inheritance, that [...]
Early. Bright. Head hurts. Not sure where I am. Look around. Curious. Takes a while to recognize my surroundings. White. Laboratory. Body sensations few. Have trouble moving my limbs. Look down. Horror. Shock. Recognition. It slowly dawns on me. The reality (is that what it is?) creeps into my consciousness bit by painful bit. Accident. [...]
Trust Your Instincts Once there was this little armadillo. He had separated from his tribe, and was starting to get a bit worried. He wasn’t old enough to be out by himself after dark, but he was old enough to start feeling a little frustrated and anxious whenever his parents started to boss him around. [...]
Outside! So there I was, waiting for my name to be called. She came out of the small room, reading off several names from a list. Not yet. I looked around the room, nervous people, some chatting some staring blankly off into space. Some studying the backs of their fingernails with feigned interest. Twenty minutes [...]
The Fish Once there was this guy who lived up in the mountains. Through a particularly strange string of events, he’d found himself with quite a bit of money, enough to quit his job for good. At first he spent time traveling around, and learning about different cultures, a few languages here and there. But [...]
A Pillar Of Salt The other day I was out on my regular morning walk, a little earlier than usual. For some reason I had woken up about twenty minutes before my alarm went off, and I figured since I was already up, there was no point in going back to sleep. So I hauled [...]
Where To Now? Once, many many years ago, I took a road trip with a bunch of friends from college. Not really friends, although we referred to each other as friends at the time. More like contextual friends. Dorm friends. As soon as we moved out of he dormitory (at my particular school, they only [...]
Focus Once I had this friend of mine that came in to stay with me from out of town. I never really understood this guy, as he had quite a bit of money, but whenever the traveled, he would stay at friends’ houses. You’d think a guy like that could afford hotels. I know that [...]
You’ll Never Know Until You Look Once there were these two guys that were on this bicycle trip. They didn’t really cycle all that much, but they’d seen a documentary on TV about this particular scenic route through the country where they lived. It was an area that they were both familiar with, as they’d [...]
Self Interference Patterns Once I was walking down the street, and I bumped into this guy with this big, purple hat. It was kind of a fedora, but not quite. It was a very nice looking purple hat on an otherwise unremarkable wardrobe. The interesting thing about it was how it reflected the light. If [...]