Published inThe Haven·PinnedThe DumbCrazy Ed Mahoney went out the back door on Monday to urinate in his garden. He believed, incorrectly, that he was saving on his water bill. His neighbors had given up on changing his ways. After seeing him in the act a few times, they learned not to look in…Dome4 min readDome4 min read
Published inThe Haven·Sep 11CourtI ignored emails from my brother-in-law Ed. They were all variations on “Get right with God or go to hell”. I-Don’t-Care-Ism suited me just fine as a belief, but then for several days in a row I read articles like “People of faith have better relationships”, “Religious people have more…Court4 min readCourt4 min read
Published inThe Haven·Aug 27Rejection And RedemptionDear Jane Simmons. Thank you for your wonderful submission. We loved the pace, the imagery, and the characters. This could be turned into a blockbuster book and movies series. I swooned for the dashing Jorga. So handsome, so romantic. He could be tender and hot with Zenia. I blushed at…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published inThe Haven·Jul 24Rejection And RedemptionRejection and Redemption Dear Jane Simmons. Thank you for your wonderful submission. We loved the pace, the imagery, and the characters. This could be turned into a blockbuster book and movies series. I swooned for the dashing Jorga. So handsome, so romantic. He could be tender and hot with Zenia…2 min read2 min read
Published inThe Haven·May 17First“Welcome everyone to the first super meeting roundtable. Why don’t we go around the table and introduce ourselves by telling what your super power is? No need for names, since we all have placards. Good, I see that there is only one absentee.” A nondescript man in a brown suit…Super Heroes3 min readSuper Heroes3 min read
Published inThe Haven·Mar 25Brave Newt WorldWhen an Antarctic scientist uncovered an alien space ship while digging for a latrine, he sent for the best crypto-biologists, archaeologists and astronomers to come to the Antarctic base. After the local Antarctic scientists were assembled, they entered the ship which had unrecognizable instruments and made weird sounds like those…4 min read4 min read
Published inThe Haven·Apr 23, 2022SpinThe odd creature came to my door at ten PM last night. He was a little over five feet tall, colored a light blue with a bald dome. I say he, but I wasn’t really sure at first because “he” had no obvious male muscular development, but didn’t have any…Prank3 min readPrank3 min read
Published inThe Haven·Apr 20, 2022BombTwo tough men walk into a bar separately. Other than them, the bar is empty. The pretty tough one says to the ugly tough one “Nobody else here, want to have a drink with me?” “Sure.” “Pleased to meet you. I’m the super secret British agent Bomb, Jimmy Bomb, but…Villains2 min readVillains2 min read
Published inThe Haven·Mar 9, 2022Gate“Now that you’ve been in Ambrosia for a week Sally, what do you think of the place?” “It definitely exceeds my expectations, Duke, but I still have a few questions.” “Shoot.” “I don’t know if I was imagining it, but I met a guy named Henderson who seemed normal, and…Gated Community4 min readGated Community4 min read
Published inThe Haven·Mar 7, 2022CourtI ignored emails from my brother-in-law Ed. They were all variations on “Get right with God or go to hell”. I-Don’t-Care-Ism suited me just fine as a belief, but then for several days in a row I read articles like “People of faith have better relationships”, “Religious people have more…Religion4 min readReligion4 min read
