Miscellaneous Fiction

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Saturday, January 12, 2008

The R-Virus

The World according to Sugarfoot, or What I learned from the Dalai Lama & Yoda In which I describe a concept of the true nature of religion and the usefulness and dangers of fear and anger. “Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering” - Yoda and the Dalai Lama It is my... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Heart Dragon

Heart Dragon Once upon a time there was a little girl who lived in a scary world. The little girl was always very clean, had plenty to eat, did not get beaten, and even had her own room, so grown-ups couldn’t see that the little girl’s world was scary. But the little girl’s world was scary. She was... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

The Disappearing Collie

The Disappearing Collie Chip was my first collie. I was eleven years old and I lived on an egg farm in west Texas. Chip had come to us through a trade. Our original dog Shorty was an enthusiastic and opinionated terrier/ wiener-dog mix. He was a short-legged yellow dynamo who loved to accompany my... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Lacy Britches

Lacy Britches What is it about horses? All my early favorite stories were about them. "Black Beauty", "The Black Stallion", "King of the Wind". There were Misty, Silver, Trigger, Fury, Flicka, and many more. All through my childhood I yearned for a horse. The closest I ever got was Brighty. Brighty... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Scrub Jay Lassie

I once lived in an apartment in Point Richmond, CA. with French-doors letting onto a patio overlooking the San Francisco bay. Around the patio was a wall made of cinder-blocks upon which I used to spread a little wild bird seed for the variety of songbirds the adjacent garden attracted. One of these... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 7, 2008

24 Hours by the Sea

It is only the seashore that fascinates me. The sea itself is too huge to have a relationship with. I may only be a tiny speck when walking at the margin of the water, but I dwindle to something less significant than one star in a universe of galaxies when compared to the ocean. But on the seashore,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel The man was walking fast, in a hurry, late as usual. There never seemed to be enough time. Daylight lancing off windshields made him wince and squint. It was getting hot already, and it was only nine-thirty. Street noise pummeled his ears, scraping his already flayed nerves. Gaggles of... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Worms in My Head

Worms in My Head I live in a rooming house in a neighborhood of a coastal city in California. My neighborhood has a very small-town atmosphere. That being the case, everyone knows everyone else’s business. But really, my neighborhood is only a small part of a large urban area, and so no one really... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 4, 2008

It's not OK Kitty

It's Not Ok, Kitty I once worked in an animal hospital in the San Francisco bay area. My primary duties were in the kennels, caring for the dogs and cats that were boarded there. At times I was called upon to assist the veterinarian with simple procedures on his patients. In many animal hospitals a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Moon-Viewing at the OK Corral

Moon-Viewing at the OK Corral They stood around the fence not talking. Four tall men, watching the horizon. There was a glow at a rise of ground, east of the barn, where the moon would come. Doc Holliday was slowly turning a five-dollar gold piece over and over in his left hand. Silently, they... Sign in to see full entry.

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