It wasn’t planned, not at first. The entire thing just became a runaway train, like so many botched enterprises. Eleanor… Read more Oreo Revenge Paid in Canine Blood
Month: February 2021
Zoo Stalker
He was what you expected a zookeeper to look like. Especially one who worked not so much at a zoo,… Read more Zoo Stalker
The Long Drink
Every night, like clockwork, the dog would approach his bowl. And every night, he would lap up the water for… Read more The Long Drink
Il Vento del Vesuvio
The window burst open in the middle of the night, as though by sorcery rather than the simple explanation of… Read more Il Vento del Vesuvio
How Bourgeois It Is To Always Have Paris
In Casablanca, it was Rick (Humphrey Bogart) who famously told Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), “We’ll always have Paris” when she asks… Read more How Bourgeois It Is To Always Have Paris
The Strangled Tooth
Holding the floss like a serial killer whose weapon of choice is twine for strangling, the dentist bore down on… Read more The Strangled Tooth
Pla-Boy Liquor
Walking down Yucca Street at one a.m. in search of meaning and more alcohol was not out of the norm… Read more Pla-Boy Liquor
Un Morceau de Pizza, Un Morceau de Chair
The shop had been open for a solid five years until she came along. Was doing perfectly fine. Just like… Read more Un Morceau de Pizza, Un Morceau de Chair
Le Jardin Abandonné
Alone in the cold. Wasn’t that always the way, in the end? Just another Parisian cliche. Nothing ever ends well… Read more Le Jardin Abandonné
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