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Category Archives: Absurd fantasy
Preventing Facial Cavities
The eyes met in the mirror for a long smoldering moment. She was luxuriating in a tub of hot scented water and he was valiantly, but vainly, trying to shave with a mangled tube of toothpaste. “Dear…,” she said gently. … Continue reading
Escape from Prime Time
There were only three ways out of this mess. Unfortunately, two of them were blocked. One way was barred by a grandmother screaming at a large paisley obelisk and another by a fiercely burning skateboard. Mute with trepidation and trembling, … Continue reading
Slapstick Death
I stood in the dusty street, reckless and wild, listening to my heart pound. It had finally come to this and I was ready. Passers by saw my intent, felt the ice in my stare, and scurried out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Absurd fantasy, Slice of Death, Slice of Life, Uncategorized
Tagged absurd, humor, western
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A Lovely Chaos – from The Talons of Quantum
The long black car slid to a stop. As she approached it she heard the windshield wipers keeping time. It seemed out of sync to her, but she had been out of sync with everything since she woke up. The … Continue reading
Posted in Speculative Fantasy
Tagged drama, future, intrigue, media, sci-fi fantasy, speculation, weather
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Foam on the Range
Felicity Gabdod left her keys on the drianboard next to the plump wads of armadillo foam and shrieked into the intercom. “Poonfaff, you puss-ridden possum-humper! Get your Crisco-packed protoplasmic envelope down here this instant and get this ‘dillo foam off … Continue reading
Bingo’s Travelrama
Bingo Nudelfug was in Awe. In fact, he had driven all night to get there. Standing loosely in the middle of a broad avenue, he looked out of place in his high-tech fusion sneakers. It was at that moment Bewanda … Continue reading
Excerpt: The Talons of Quantum
Riffhawk went to the broad open window and stared out over the valley below. He sighed deeply. Hearing a rustling behind him, he turned to see a small grey falcon emerge from his pack. She flew to his shoulder. He … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, eagles, fantasy, future earth, magic, writing
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Bug, You Man Me
“Man, you bug me!” This comes at the apex of my focus and I pay it no mind. She has a history with me, sometimes special, sometimes maddening. The maddening part doesn’t involve anger. She just knows exactly how to … Continue reading
Flowerhead Flow
He rode a dendron out to the Frontal Lobes. The track was wild and thought wind buffeted him mercilessly clear to the Optic Chiasma. Blue sparks snapped around him as he negotiated the unique terrain. Rounding a particularly treacherous wad … Continue reading
From: History Was, History Is, History Will Be
It began as a joke, but swiftly escalated into an intergalactic incident the likes of which had only been seen some eleven billion times before. It was in this spirit that R.T. Alloyfibre approached his meeting with a most esteemed … Continue reading
Narble Furt Lives 