Fiction
St. Elmo’s Fire
“I have scars as deep as the river Nile laced with thorns,” she sang. He sat by the bay and draped himself in her pain. “Tell me your story.” “Satan forced me to drink his blood. Broken glass and pointy edges. I regurgitated heaven and he cursed me from then […]
Charles Darwin Selects
I didn’t go there to be a critic. I came to watch. That’s all. I wanted to be entertained and I was. I was entertained. And I thanked them for entertaining me. I gave them my time and my money. They shouldn’t have asked for anything else, but they did. They wanted my opinion. They […]
Me and Jane
“It was a simpler existence with my Jane, my old barnacled gal, more free.”
The Cameraman
The Cameraman: So this new actress we’re meeting today is she good? The Director: She’s alright. The Cameraman: She’s alright? She better be. You’re only here for a couple of weeks. You hired this actress. My camera wants to eat her up. I want to see what she looks like on the box. The Director: […]
1667 – #1
One I got it this time, I swear, look, try this card, there’s money in the bank, it’s gotta work.” I hear Julia through the wall, yelling at whatever company she’s yelling at, trying to buy something or other. Strange, really, that she keeps buying things. Or maybe she’s not buying things. Maybe she’s trying […]
The Devil Came From Kansas
Warren Z. Lowenbrau fell in love at least once a week. This week her name was Lexy. Met her at a Christmas party. He was walking out as she was walking in. Lexy grabbed him by the lapels and said, Damn, mister, you look tight. He told her to get in his Rolls-Royce. Without her […]
O Captain! My Captain! (Original Alternate Ending/Dead Poets Society/Dir.Peter Weir/1989/Touchstone Pictures)
Thank you, boys. Thank you. I appreciate your show of solidarity. But you’re a little late. I’ve already been fired. So your gesture, while appreciated, is futile. And I think you all know that. So excuse me if I’m not treating this moment as confirmation of the indomitable human spirit. You’re all a bunch of […]