A Rightly Formed Conscience

‘Who’s that?’ Jane asked Bill. ‘Oh that’s my conscience,’ Bill replied. ‘We have a deal.’ ‘I allow him unfettered access… Read more A Rightly Formed Conscience

Winter Stinks

‘I am so sick and tired of cold weather and snow,’ Ralph told Lena. ‘DId I ever tell you about… Read more Winter Stinks

The Train To Palookaville

Carl was incapable of remembering his past. A family named Harriet, Chester, and Agnes claimed they were his wife and… Read more The Train To Palookaville

Yeah Yeah Yeah

‘On July 6, 1957,’ Henry reminded Peter, ‘John Lennon first met Paul McCartney.’ ‘On July 7, of ’40,’ Peter said,… Read more Yeah Yeah Yeah

Weird Change Of Pace

‘ It’s the Fourth of July weekend in Hilldale,’ I told Ralph. ‘That would ordinarily mean that all our kin… Read more Weird Change Of Pace

Radical Change

‘The Protestant Revolution,’ John told Thomas, ‘set a nasty precedent. It was the first time rebellion against the established order… Read more Radical Change

A Very Tense Moment

‘ ‘Are you sure this is the right place?’ Herbert asked Mabel. ‘Yes,’ she said. ‘This is where all the… Read more A Very Tense Moment

The Orange Diner

‘Well,’ Clem told Bessie, ‘As a Trump fan, I enjoy tormenting liberals with all that orange. ‘As a staunch Irish… Read more The Orange Diner

Weisenheimer Myrtle

PHOTO PROMPT © Liz Young Harold and I contrived to pull a most elaborate hoax upon his weisenheimer wife Myrtle.… Read more Weisenheimer Myrtle

The Bug

Hubert stared out the same tenth floor window daily at the Daisy Hill Psychiatric Ward. By his fifth year there,… Read more The Bug