Plume at the Restaurant
Plume was having lunch at a restaurant, when the maître d’hotel approached, frowned at him and said in a low, mysterious voice, “What you have there on your plate is not on the menu.” Plume excused himself at once. –Ah, …
Category: Fiction
Fishtory
Spy feather used to be a fish. This is the sail my lavender used to spell me those dice beneath the lining spoon fable, whispering as she toned my flair. Shore feather was thorn a fish, she rolled three. I …
A Little Prank
It is a clear winter noon… The frost is thick; it crackles, and silver flakes of ice are gathering on Nadenka’s locks by her temples and on her face, as she holds me by the hand. We stand on a …
Caress
Cat’s ears are very strange things. They’re flimsy, cold, the front side is like the bark of bamboo sprouts with soft hair that sticks out while the back side is shiny. Cat ears are of a special class of things …
LA CRESTA DE ILIÓN
Now, time has passed by, I ask in the same incredulous manner. How is it possible for someone like me to allow a stranger to enter my house during a stormy night? I doubted to open the door. For a …
Man With Man
“Those human relationships you’re talking about,” said Anosov to me, “are so complex, painful, and mysterious that at times I wonder: Isn’t solitude a real and thus far the only attainable happiness?” Up till then we have been talking about …
Affront
Para qué quiero vida sin honra. Si hasta ‘onde tuve aposté. “Why would I want a life without honor. If I bet all I ever had.” – A. Esparza Oteo A highway can be like the sea. The sun beating …
ENER-G
Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time your children’s energy can be used to power your home! The ENER-G has hit stores near you, sure to change the way you manage your household. The ENER-G boasts resiliency yet is light …
Letters from the Other World
A letter from Fyodor Mikhailovich, of Great Russia, to Július Voitekhovich, of Great Slovakia, in which the Great Russian poses some fundamental questions Dear Július Voitekhovich, If you’re thinking about heading to the Other World, I must warn you about …