Monthly Archives: July 2011

A Night at the Store: Ashley Makes a Scene

Posted on July 23, 2011 by gar

Sinuous reeds blowing from the Dave Holland Big Band sashayed through the store.  Sammy came out from the back room and saw the usual figure perched on the stool by the front window.  He scowled. “You still here?” “Yes,” Ashley … Continue reading →

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Majority Whiner? Hell Yeah!

Posted on July 14, 2011 by gar

I was honestly not going to do any political posts for a bit — not enough fiction, you know.  But I can’t resist. Eric Cantor.  I could say all sorts of rude things about him or say what my nickname … Continue reading →

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Punishment to Fit the Crime: A Black and Blue Fantasy

Posted on July 13, 2011 by gar

“TAXI!” “Where to, buddy?” “The St. Francis Hotel, please.” They rolled into town from SFO. The cabbie got off the freeway and coursed the streets of SOMA. “Look at those degenerates! All those tight pants and leather!” “Bothered by the … Continue reading →

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Dance of the Ephemerals

Posted on July 5, 2011 by gar

They go through my head in a flash of color like a summer’s bolt of lightening.  And they last about as long.  In that span exists minutes, hours, days, months, years.  Lifespans.  Names and places.  Streets and cornfields.  Hurricanes and … Continue reading →

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