Humor
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THE TANGLED DREAM OF A NEOPLATONIST IN CAMPANIA
A.D. 260, somewhere in Campania, a Neoplatonist slept among a multitude of empty amphorae after a heated debate with a Cretan who also happened to be a Cynic. This was his tangled dream— Mind and Soul take a walk through a garden on the newly minted Earth. And there they come upon Demiurge still busy… Continue reading
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THE BEDROCK TIME SLIP
This is a dream I dream where I was Fred Flintstone trapped in a George Jetson world. The entire dream is here more or less with some embellishment. The bed tilts me onto a conveyor belt that whisks me into the shower. Along the way, a vacuum sucks off my nightshirt; spigots open and shower… Continue reading
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ONCE AGAIN THE END IS NEAR
Texas. July 2015. The world is ending. The date is set. And this time it happens on Wednesday. It’s funny. People hate things like the IRS, but just love things like the end of the world. I admit it’s exciting. It has zest. And it’s the period at the end of humanity’s log sentence. It’s… Continue reading
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MY MORNING COMMUTE AS 007
In 2008 I worked at a college that required an hour commute. To amuse myself, I would imagine myself as a different character each morning then compose a short story based loosely on my commute. Afterwards I would write them down and post them to my blog. They began as one-paragraph shorts, but with time… Continue reading
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HENRY KUTTNER’S GALLOWAY GALLAGHER
“Are you a technician or a driveling idiot?” — “The Proud Robot” (1943) The story goes that science-fiction writer, Henry Kuttner, named his inebriated and gifted scientist “Gallagher” while writing “The Time Locker” then mistakenly called him “Galloway” when writing its sequel. And after realizing his error, Kuttner combined the names giving “Galloway Gallagher” his… Continue reading
MARTIAN DEATH RAY 