Stories tagged “Roy”

  • Bee Eff Eff

    Roy met me at the door to his apartment and let me in with shaking hands. Three bodies overlapped on his kitchen floor. He slammed the door behind me and words poured out of him. “I can’t believe you’re here. You really came. All thos...

  • In Service to the Machine

    I rocked back and forth in my chair and shared what I remembered. “The machine was beautiful and frightening. It had tunnels like veins, that led to chambers where the scarecrows trapped moonlight in clear rods, and used it like we use electricit...

  • The People of the Machine

    It was difficult to remember that world, like my mind wanted me to keep silent. Perhaps the memories were imbedded deep inside. My grandson looked at me expectantly. It was time to pass on the warnings again- to a better audience this time. “Let ...

  • Machine Mythos

    “Grandpa! Grandpa!” I heard my name and before I could even get up from my chair, my grandson, Roy, had flung open the door and burst into the room. He scrambled into my lap and wasted no time reminding me that I owed him a story. “La...