826: Career Robot

Franny began her career as a robot with great anticipation. The movies had taught her that world domination was in store. What a letdown that she was stuck making fake twitter posts. Photo by Alex Knight on Pexels.com

793: When God Opens A Door

Phillip & Carnegie were the best bank robbing duo since Bonnie & Clyde. That’s not to say that they were entirely comparable to that famous couple. While Bonnie & Clyde set time aside from their life of crime to focus on romance and glamour, Phillip & Carnegie were focused strictly on business and never let…

763: Hard Work Changes The World

Your Questions Answered; Day 3 Do the Amish in Wisconsin have a cultural influence on the life of the State or are they simply there and minding their own business? –Bruce The problem with this question is that it presumes an either/or paradigm which is not necessarily accurate. Members of the Amish community are not likely…

750: Heads I Win

Honestly, I just got tired of it. It started when I was in grade school. Any trivial dispute that came up, and the quarters were sure to come out. “Heads I win, tails you lose.” Sneered the face on the other side of George Washington’s. I never won. As I grew up I began to…

706: The Holdup

When Andrea was five years old she was given a children book about Bonnie and Clyde. Some stories should not be told in children’s book, and the story of Bonnie and Clyde is probably one of those stories. Nonetheless, there was a children’s book about Bonnie and Clyde, and it was given to Andrea at…

549: Connie Had A Job

Connie had a job. At least, she thought she had a job, but she wasn’t sure. At the very least, she was getting a pay check, but she didn’t have to do much for it besides show up at a specified place at a given time and stay there for a while. In all honesty…

512: The Ambition of Shnadicus

Shnadicus huddled in the back of his cave, shivering. It was a rainy day, and little trickles of water were coming in the front door. He burrowed back into the jewelry for another snooze. It’s not easy being a baby dragon. Maybe tomorrow I’ll sack a castle or something, thought Shnadicus. But she knew she…

495: I Tried So Hard

I want to start by emphasizing the fact that I really tried. But look, it was a nice day and I kind of wanted to go for a ride on my motorcycle. I was driving along, and there was this really nice place along the side of the road, so I stopped and got a…