Category: Prose

Good question as I have not posted since last summer’s end.  It has been a busy time although you did not know it–until now. Prose: Amazon and B&N carry my seven published books of which two are prose: Noir Ain’t the Half of It is a collection of short...

A few days ago I promised a story about parallel universes (see immediately prior post), with a speculation on the moral and eschatological implications.  Here it is;  the thing about parallel universes is that they are identical until they are not– the word of the day seems to be...

A Quantative and Qualitative Analysis of Certain Refrigerator Magnets   “Life sucks and then you die” “Suck” is factually relative as to both its nature and quantity.  What is the base-line against which to measure the life in question?  For example, are we lining up that life against Nat...

This is a shameless teaser.  After the first of the year, you will receive notice of publication of my spy novel.  You will no doubt rush to Amazon and order several copies, one for yourself and one for every friend who is still talking to you.  Recalling that the...

People—that includes you and me—are just like a can of cling peaches or a box of Wheaties sitting on the shelf at the supermarket.  Each of these items has a “best used by” date and each has a pull date.  So do people.   Of course the peach slices,...

In mid-March, I challenged all of you to suggest a conclusion to a short story, the plot line of which was posted: see “Help Wanted–Short Story Department” from March 14. BELOW is the full story as I have completed it.  After the stabbing, the time warp occurs.  Read carefully...