“Cheer up, brother. You’re making everyone sick with all that worrying.” “I can’t help it, Spidey. All my abusers are dead. My mother is dead...” Rook explained. “I thought you hated that bitch.” “I didn’t hate her. I just wanted her dead.” “But that doesn’t explain why you’re so anxious. It’s making my skin crawl.”... Continue Reading →
A Seven Act Stage Play by M. Christopher Horton ----- ## CHARACTERS **MANNY** — An undercover operative posing as a junkie. Plays acoustic guitar. Speaks only to the audience. **SPIDER** — A woman living on the edge. Addict, hustler, survivor. Speaks only to Manny. He never answers. **BAMBI** — A woman who found God after... Continue Reading →
The following document is a field report submitted in March of 1995 concerning an incident involving several members of an illegal organization known as “crusties” and an undercover officer whose name has been withheld. Portions of this report reference illegal activity, controlled substances, and violence. These references are included solely for the purpose of documentation.... Continue Reading →
A collective of dolphins is called a pod. A group of ravens is known as a congress. A parliament of owls. A sangha of Buddhists. A murder of crows. But did you know a collection of beggars is called a taxation? A taxation of beggars. It’s from Shakespeare. And a gang of crack smokers is... Continue Reading →
Eleanor folded at the waist to whisper to whisper in her grand-nephew's ear on his sixth birthday. The church was packed with people, and the altar band was loud and joyous as petitioners danced in the aisles. She handed her grand-nephew a crisply creased one-hundred-dollar bill and said, “Drop it in the urn at the... Continue Reading →
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