Archive for the 98 Stories Category
Overtired
. I knew I was overtired when I put the laundry in the freezer, closed the door, and couldn’t find the knobs to dial up a load. Drawing by Trevor Jenkins
OMG
Walking the dogs on St. Patrick’s day in Savannah, I met a husband and wife, mid 40s, with four leaf clover antenas bouncing on their heads. The man knelt down and said “Aw, I’ve got to pet the aussie!” He pets Rufus, my Australian shepherd miniature. Three-sheets-to-the-wind the man says, “I used to have an [...]
Crazy Train
Hot April evening in NYC. City’s a flesh-athon of scantily clad people emerging from hibernation, enjoying summer’s preemptive strike! Time Square is madness. I board a red line subway headed for the Bronx. A relaxing Friday dinner with friends. The train keeps going. We lose passengers. Somewhere around 185th street the train comes to [...]
Non-Fiction | Crazy Flight
Wednesday evening. LaGuardia airport. By 6pm I had checked in for my 8pm flight and headed to the FOX Sports bar. In the bar I see three people, mid-20′s, having an alcohol-infused argument: 2 guys, a girl. The one guy’s big, 6 foot, ox-on-hind-legs, jar-head haircut. The other two are brother-sister. Jarhead’s the girl’s boyfriend. [...]