"My dad died last night." "Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss." "What did you say about him?" "When?" "When you prayed for him." "Well...I guess..." "Did you pray for him?" "I don't really pray much at all. Nothing against your dad." "But you said you'd pray. When I posted on Facebook that dad was … Continue reading Do you lie on Facebook?
Category: Fiction About Technology
I'm working late while it is happening. Oblivious, I get on the train, take out my phone, and look at my Twitter feed. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. People are saying that TV news wasn't covering it. That seems horribly wrong but okay for me since I only have my phone. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. There are pictures. Frightening images … Continue reading Refreshing isn’t always refreshing
The argument for transparency was always that the only people who have something to hide are criminals, liars, and cheats. Sure people do some things in private because they're embarrassed for others to see them done, but we were assured that that once everyone was revealed we would realize there is nothing to be embarrassed … Continue reading It was like the Earth itself gasped
This weekend I'm at BlogHer '14, and the theme is #selfiebration. This is a selfie-themed bit of Fiction Friday flash fiction although it is rather the opposite of the vibe being celebrated at BlogHer. It was inspired by this tweet: *book cover* RT @GWest_13: The selfie of Dorian Grey #HipsterBooks pic.twitter.com/Dbj5fvzQon — darth™ (@darth) April … Continue reading The Selfie of Dorian Gray
"So what do you think: vacation or dead?" "This is messed up." "Come on. Her last post was 6 days ago. Normally she posts every few hours. At least. So do you think she is on vacation or she died?" "If you find out she did actually die you'll feel bad for joking about it." … Continue reading Vacation or Dead?
Kim Z. Dale 