• Poetry,  Writing

    It is a strange thing, love

    It is a strange thing,Love.You can hold, in your brain,the knowledge of the hormonesand neural patternsand social conditioningand all the rational elementsof the artifice of love. And yet. It is there, just the same,alone with youin your rationalizations…A soft whisperin your consciousness,that despite what you know,it just doesn’t matter.The experience of lovewill bewill bewill bejust the same,caressing your thoughts,transforming your existence,moment by moment,with absolutely no regard,for the scientific method. Youwill bewill bewill bein love,you will be hopelesslyand helplesslyin love. You will existin the silence,your heart beatingto fill the void. You will see your lovein the powerfully green,sun-dappledleaves of the trees.…

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    A Day in Splatsville

    By my son, Duncan Once upon a time, Agent 3 was casually taking a walk in Splatsville, listening to Calamari Incantation 3MIX in his hero headphones. Suddenly, Agent 3 heard a loud rumbling noise. Just then, Mr. Griz crashed out…

  • Comedy,  Writing

    The Congressman

    The Congressman groaned, and slowly opened his eyes, blinking at the bright lights of the room. “What… what in the — ” “Ah, Congressman, you’re awake!” A man in a white coat suddenly appeared next to him. “Where… where am I?” The…

  • Comedy,  Flash Fiction

    The Story of Halloween

    Part 7 of The Holiday Story Series… Many years ago, the queendom of Hallow was diminishing in power. Every year it was brutally attacked by the nearby kingdom of Brussels, who was known for sending thousands of young warriors into…