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In Anticipation of Wintery Mix
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In Anticipation of Wintery Mix

I read this story as part of the Five Things New Year's Contest reading before a crowd of about 200 people. 

 

 

An Oral History of Ceres: Lyda Gambon

What kind of stories would we get if Studs Terkel could be around to interview working people in the Asteroid Belt? 

Emergency

The first paragraph of this story is a lightly edited version of an actual weather alert from the D.C. government. I made up the rest.

The Little Android

With apologies to the ghost of Antoine de Saint Exupéry. 

No Such Thing

Can a petition save us from the supernatural?

Blogpost Seen on etisreal.blogspot.com on November 12, 2009

Even visitors to our Solar System need the kind of advice that only a magazine can give. 

Getting Rid of the Monsters

True Budo is a work of love.

Quiz

What would you do if you came across something impossible?

Resilience

What are you afraid of?

Commuting

Where would you live if you could travel anywhere instantly?

Nirvana
As the old saying goes: Be careful what you wish for.
Sanctuary

I always wanted to create this place in real life.

I Had a Horse
Almost every little girl wants a horse.

The Others
Part of the history of the planet Cibola.
Thirteen Ways We Never Saw the Light
Inspired by The Flatlanders song "“No Way I’ll Never Need You.”
Searching
Sometimes you find what you're looking for.
Learning to Love Your Inner Virago
Inspired by Phyllis Radford's recent discussion of virago on the Book View Cafe Blog.
Smile, Baby
Everyone seems to have an opinion about the proper facial expression for everyone else.
The Wrong Butterfly
I tend to wonder what how people would turn out if we didn't keep making such a huge point about the differences between boys and girls.
Tornado Warning
What are you afraid of?
To Live Is to Fly
This story was inspired by watching the dance company Blue Lapis Light perform along the side of the federal building in Austin. 
 
New Year
Sometimes when I let my imagination take off, it goes to very creepy places.
Thank God for the Road
I know cars are part of the problem, but I still love the highway.
Dreams of the Other
One of the things that makes me sad is the realization that I'm not likely to live to see the day when human beings meet an intelligent species from another planet.
Salvation: A Flash Memoir
I didn't make up this fight scene.
The Dog at the End of the World
This story began when I read a post on the delightful blog Language Log commenting on a grade school workbook that provided the following advice to young writers: "'I have a dog' is not a good sentence with which to begin a story."
Running the Road
If there isn't the chance you're really gonna kill yourself, what's the fucking point?
Texas Woman Abducted by Aliens
The truth about alien abduction.
How to Deal With the Coming Crisis
We're all worried about swine flu this week.
The Scarf: An Interrogation in Three Scenes
 
I got the idea for this story from the sign at the door of my bank telling people to remove hats and sunglasses. But I thought maybe I was overreacting, until I read this news story.
Spinster: A Flash Memoir
 
 This story isn't fiction, unless you hold to the theory that all memoirs are fictional.
We Are Golden
Inspired by Alice Mayio.
Passing

Teenagers know this story is about injustice.
The Hero Unmasked
Maybe we expect too much of our superheroes
Sirens
A story inspired by, but not about, my mother.

Happily Ever After
This is the shortest story I ever wrote.
42 Bus
I once knew a man living in the Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington, D.C., who never went anywhere unless he could get there on the 42 bus -- or so all his friends said.
Thirty-One Rules for Fulfilling Your Destiny
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A story in aphorisms from my collection Conscientious Inconsistencies.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kitty Sue's Cabinet
A much less surrealistic cabinet story.
Your Favorite Cabinet
This story has its roots in a dream.
Hallowe'en Party
The directions in this story are pretty accurate, allowing for the fact that some of the things mentioned in the story haven't happened (yet).
Cakewalk
Part of this story is true.
Alternate Explanation
My contribution to a great scholarly debate.
St. George and the Dragon (Revised)
A classic story like that of St. George lends itself to more than one re-interpretation.
St. George and the Dragon
There's more than one way to slay a dragon.
God Bless
Everybody has a disaster plan.
Alert
I get email alerts from the D.C. government.
Ne Quid Nimis
 
Dedicated to Anne Sheldon. She'll know why.
Statuary
 
Not every statue in Washington, D.C., is of a general on a horse.
Phone Call Overheard on the Subway
 
 
On the subway one morning, I heard a woman talking on her cell phone say, "The penis is on the table." I had to make up the rest of the conversation.
The English Major's Revenge
 
 
A bit of homage to The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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