Short Stories A Suicide Note Posted on December 20, 2024 By Roo He smiled at her, a private smile, the way you might smile at a dog, or a good meal you’ve just finished making for yourself when you’re home alone. His eyes were bright and I always thought that they looked at you like he wanted you to think that you… Read more
Short Stories The Tricycle Posted on December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 By Roo Even before he gave me the tricycle, I knew how things were going to go. To Rick, life had always been one big joke. For our first anniversary, he took me to his cabin on a lake several miles north of the city, where kids would bike to and fro… Read more
Short Stories The Thousand Lives of George Argyris Posted on April 26, 2024September 12, 2024 By Roo It was back in the time before the electric light, when people still walked on air, and the volcanoes spat water instead of fire, and the sparrows pecked at the frozen pigs’ carcasses which lay scattered about outside the entrance to the home of the Professor George Argyris, which stretched,… Read more