SOME KIND OF ANNIVERSARY
From: Journal 2002 The October phone bill arrived. Almost the entire bill was charges you incurred: $80 of the $98 total. When I gave you...
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A COURSE IN DIALOGUE AND NEGOTIATION
Bob, I am willing to rewrite my proposal, to clarify and rework my project; however, I don’t know where to start. To be honest, I am...
Nov 8, 20117 min read
THE DOOR
Alas, it was New Year's Eve and, against my keen hermit instincts and all logical reasoning, I had agreed to go out and “party”, whatever...
Jan 30, 201016 min read
THERE ARE TWO OF ME AND ONE OF THEM IS YOU
(Landa went to sleep early, the same way she did every night. She awakes in a hospital room.) Nope. [twelve minute pause] Nope. [eight...
Nov 5, 20097 min read
WHAT MORE COULD ONE WANT?
It was Wednesday February 7th, 2001, when Munro and I landed in Singapore. We arrived just after midnight, after more than nineteen hours...
Jun 2, 200965 min read
ONE-SIDED
Saturday 01.01.2000 CNS, Breathe deeply. Keep your eyes well ahead. Watch the skies and be very careful what you wish for. Stay...
Apr 9, 200838 min read
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH
It was the first day of June and the Krauss family had just moved into the neighbourhood. They seemed quite normal – friendly even. After...
Mar 14, 20088 min read
THE END OF THE BEGINNING
My ex and I had been together six years when she was given an offer to do her PhD in Australia, all expenses paid. Though doing a PhD was...
Dec 20, 200710 min read
LIKE A BIRD
A predominantly true story: “Do you know this game that came out some time ago, called 'Spore'?” Sue asks. Marcus hesitates, adjusting...
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COMEDY
Following the style of T.S. Eliot's poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, I've attempted to create a dramatic stream of consciousness...
Sep 28, 20073 min read
