Ball of String
Ron leaned back in his chair, resting the back against the side of the station. An old rusty yellow and green pickup truck was making its way down the highway in his direction. He unscrewed the top of his Snapple bottle and drank a deep draught of the amber mango iced tea therein. The truck approached. It did not slow.
The fine mist of dust stirred up by the tires of passing vehicles left a residue on everything in the station. The gas pump gauges were hardly visible through the layer of dirt and sand. The concrete walkway he perched upon was covered in the fine-grained earth. Inside the store was not left untouched. He would have to feather dust the merchandise if he wanted any kind of chance to sell any of it.
A Bus Ride
The bus was full, he might have to stand. The old man scanned the seats further back, and there it was, a complete bench was open. He sprinted for the seat by the window. He liked the window seat. The window gave him a diversion from the monotony of yet another bus ride home. He kicked the slush from the street from his boots onto the floor of the bus…
First Contact
He knelt before the throne of Zencor, the ruler of the Galaxy. His laser saber was well hidden inside the folds of his cloak. He turned his head to the left, then the right. The guards were unaware, unprepared. Kyroc coiled his muscular frame, readying it for the battle to come. Zencor had had the upper hand. Kyroc vowed that Zencor would have it no more…
Retirees
“Not there!” He opened the front door and burst onto the front porch. “I just planted seed there!”
The neighbor to the east was walking his dog, and the canine had decided the best place to deposit his morning poo was Del Pfilbern’s front lawn. It shouldn’t have been a surprise to Del, but he had been trying to grow grass in that area for years now and any disturbance in the soil might injure the tender shoots the seed was just now giving forth…
Churlish Tales of Nonsensical Sophistry
First published in 2017, ‘Churlish Tales’ offers such tales as :
Monstrous Ailment
Bunker Down
The Werewolf Hunters