A Thought About Veterans’ Day
Perhaps we ought to laud our vets by saying no to any more wars.
One Nation Individual
The Daily Kos for Friday, November 5th, 2021, reported that Oroville, California, a hotbed of Covid-19 denialism and mask refusal, has seceded from both the United States of America and the State of California. Mayor Chuck Reynolds and Vice-Mayor Scott Thompson declared Oroville a “constitutional republic,” independent of both the national and the state governments.
Locking Time
Late autumn chill, but there is fire remaining in the last maple leaves.
Horror Stories
Second Shortest Horror Story I Know The last person on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door. .Shortest Horror Story I know The last person on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a lock on the door.
Kute Kitties
Your cats are practical, As Old Possum knew. If there were nothing else to eat, They’d have a go at you.
Death’s Dominion
The dead don’t walk. All you have heard of that is Spook-chat and scare-talk. The dead are dead, and dead they’ll stay. The heroes in the greenwood, the king of once and future time, Arthur and Coeur de Lyon, bold Robin Hood: all gone away. God’s dead to Mary, but still in her mind a
Bumps In The Night
Bumps In The Night It was Halloween in the little town of Wayne Bridge, New Hampshire. Spiderman; The Wicked Witch of the West; Dracula wearing a cape, with plastic fangs in his mouth; The Grim Reaper in a hooded black robe and a very realistic skull mask, carrying a sickle; Wonder Woman; and Batman were
Maybe Not
I’m old enough by now to see That all the things I thought I knew Weren’t as sure as they seemed to be, And several degrees away from true.
An Actor Ages
He’s gotten good at sleeping. When the big sleep comes, he’ll be well-rehearsed.
Last Stand
Indian summer afternoon. The maple leaves’ defiant blazing