In this age of

In this age of quick fixes and microwave mindsets, most of us want what we want, and we want it right now, whether it is instant download speed, instant riches, or an Oompa-Loompa, but just as you can’t force the farm to produce a harvest, you can’t force your seed of potential to grow until … Read more

Somewhere in the center

Somewhere in the center of my soul, a rusty chain began to unwind. It freed itself, link by link, from where it had rested, unobserved, waiting for him. My hands, which had been balled up and pressed against his chest, unfurled with it. The chain continued to drop, to an unfathomable depth where there was … Read more

Maybe we ought to

Maybe we ought to look at a guy’s response to our microwave from now on. Aunt Annie said. Really. Mom said. The narcissist looks at his reflection in it. The OCD guy thinks you don’t keep it clean enough.The antisocial– Puts his fist through it because it reminds him of his father. Annie said. She’d … Read more

after an epic search,

after an epic search, I finally found something neither green nor fuzzy. It was a hot sausage link. I named it Peter, mostly because it seemed like the right thing to do. As soon as my java was piping hot I popped him into the microwave. hopefully the radioactive environment would sterilize Peter. No need … Read more