James pulled his car into a parking spot at the gas station. Three bright numbers greeted him as he stepped out of the car. The numbers were 128 (thousand) for the Fantasy 5 jackpot, 322 (million) for the Powerball jackpot, and, of particular importance to James, 999 (million) for the Mega Millions jackpot. The actualContinue reading “Six Numbers: a short story”
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The Young Man: a short story
He had never driven for so long in such silence, but he finally made it. He picked up his bag of gear from the trunk, slung it over his shoulder, and slammed the trunk shut. It had been over three years since he was here, but he remembered the way. It was almost noon, andContinue reading “The Young Man: a short story”
Dead Man Knocking
Hello! I am proud to announce that my first work of fiction is now complete and available for purchase! Hooray! It’s called Dead Man Knocking, which is a serious, serious title. It’s about death, and men, and knocking on things. Serious, serious stuff. No, it’s about a skeleton who tries to write knock-knock jokes. No!Continue reading “Dead Man Knocking”
Wouldn’t It Be Nice?
Wouldn’t it be nice if people were, well, nicer? The answer is, “yes,” obviously. It would be better if more people were more nice more often. I was thinking about this one day, and I thought of niceness as a thing to be studied. Niceology, I called it, and I started writing “lessons” on theContinue reading “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?”
Lefty Forrester 