Tag Archive: satire

The new Duct Tape

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!!NEWS FLASH!! GORILLA TAPE REPLACES DUCT TAPE! (And…no, it’s not called Duck tape) In the south, there is a new and highly acclaimed use for this product: It’s revered by true Floridians, the… Continue reading

FRIDAY #FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge #28-A Dream.

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Another day, another dullard.  Take the last guy who came into my office, Mr. Drab.  He asked, “Is a dream something that happens while asleep, or something you want really, really bad or… Continue reading

FRIDAY #FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge #27-Use 3 of 5

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I’m not saying that the life of a statistician is particularly interesting.   Truth is there aren’t 2.3 children per person in the US, unless every family has a child without arms and… Continue reading

FRIDAY #FICTION with RONOVAN WRITES Prompt Challenge #25-A guest appearance.

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This is twice as long as I wanted it to be.  I actually wrote it on Friday, but didn’t get around to the edits until now. It seems I was destined to write… Continue reading

#WQWWC Fun with Artists (sight, sound and taste).

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Writers Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge – “Artist” I’m a day late for this, but being late seems to be my lot in life these days.   Here are the rules:  “You select a quote that… Continue reading

Mangled cat anxiety attack

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Drip, drip, drip against the window… …at 4am.  I awaken from a dream about a dog that’s half alligator, and a missing cat.  The entire dream plays out with the electric anticipation of… Continue reading

Things that make me go, “Why?”

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Things that belong under the heading of, “Why?” In public restrooms:  Why do hand driers in Florida spin out hot air while hand driers in Minnesota blast out cold air?  In Florida offices:  Why… Continue reading

Death by French Fries – A Haiku

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Sharing lunch with Tom Von Kapherr of Cats at the Bar and Back Home in Bromont in a Bromont, Quebec restaurant. (How the heck does he stay so slim?) Death by French Fries… Continue reading

Florida bag eyes

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To bed at 10pm.  Up at 3am.  So what else is new? Did you know that being up at half-past-ridiculous is a sign of intelligence? I beg to differ.  When I have to work… Continue reading

The Fans of Clutter

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God!  Why can’t I sleep? It’s an epidemic. Of what? Cultural amnesia.  It was once quite common for families to be up in the middle of the night.  Instead of moaning about it,… Continue reading