Stories tagged “absurd”
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Incident
I recall one frightening experience while riding a unicycle. One day, I was cycling across the roads to dog-training school when I saw a troupe of circus performers on motorcycles. Believing I could out-do them, I challenged them to a race. They repli...
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Who is President Tesla?
“Ha-ha! This is Megapolis 9000! I am President Tesla!” shouted Franklin at the top of his lungs, as he bounded through the speed-ways in that ridiculous hopping car. Roland sighed. “Well, he’s gone nuts. What are we going to do with him?”...
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Roadside Attraction
Parked right by the road clown in peanut butter truck munching granola radio leaks Sinatra into painted sunset air
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Always Check Before Boarding
Run, run, run. Come on you can make, you can’t be late. Get your ticket ready and there, phew in the nick of time. “Thanks for waiting driver”. Now where can you sit, unfriendly looking youth, person sleeping, smelly old woman, norma...
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No Laughing Matter
Grant groaned when he saw the note on the refrigerator. Written in red ink with big looping letters, it could only be one thing- a list of Things to Do left by mum. It was bad enough that he went to school for eight hours a day, commuted two hours each...
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Clear and Misunderstood
Charles was in trouble and he needed help. Unfortunately, few people rode the dawn train out to the country. The only other person was concealed behind a newspaper, held by thick fingers. He would have to do. “Pardon me.” Charles kept need ...
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Fool's Mate
The auditorium was neither full, nor empty, but that nebulous half-way point where people declared that there were too many people while others complained that there weren’t enough. Still, it was more than expected for an after school event. Clus...
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To Actually Care (Previously 'Smacked Meek')
I bet I’ll wet my beak In the inlet Of what trend setter’s seek, Shedding floating feather’s as I speak, Lending, doling, spending cheddar For the doting chatter boxes Flying off of crocs Snapping at me by the rocks The waves are lapp...
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Time Out While We Work This Out (Day 70)
“I curse the day that you were born, villain.” “So in effect, you’re hexing my birthday.” “I never really thought about it that way.” “That’s fucked up. And I thought I was the bad guy here.” ...