Stories tagged “glasses”

  • Nod and Smile

    Unfortunately, the paramedics got to me in time. Suicide watch. Lame. I said as much to the blurry face talking at me. “Why do you say that?” asked the blur in the labcoat. You don’t even have me strapped down. Besides, I’m done...

    • Author: White Hat
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • Rise and Shine

    BEEP BEEP BEEP! The alarm clock chirped gratingly. Elizabeth batted the snooze button. “Ugghhh.” Fumbling for her glasses, she almost fell out of bed. She hated getting up at 5:00 AM.

  • Ancient Bondage and Empty Threats

    “When I open the last of my seventh mouths, that’s when you will witness the end of the world.” The speaker was an obese blond man, bespectacled and loud. Fat rolled where it didn’t hang, and gravity pulled his bulk downward. If...

    • Author: Robert Quick
    • Posted almost 2 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • Not a Couch

    Couches talking, that wasn’t something I expected. At least without my glasses, I still had the power of the Squint. No matter how much my opthamalogist told me not to, it was the one way I could regain a semblance of normal sight. It didn’...

  • A Clear View

    “Have you ever thought of getting Lasik?” Sue asked as she sat down next to Dave on the couch. Dave closed his book and looked over at her. “Not really. Why?” She took his glasses off and smiled. “I think you look better without them.” “I...