"Come on. Absolutely everyone does it." "If absolutely everyone jumped off a bridge does that mean I should too?" "Maybe. If everyone came back from jumping off the bridge alive and uninjured and continued to jump off bridges, sometimes for hours, and they told you that jumping off bridges was a super fun way to … Continue reading Antisocial Media: short fiction based on a true story
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A few weeks ago I wrote a post called "40 really awful writing prompts that no writer should use." At least one reader decided to take on the challenging of my rather bizarre writing prompts and decided to take on not one, not two, but three of my awful writing prompts in one short story. … Continue reading Pickles & Cobain: A reader response to my 40 awful writing prompts
Hi. I’m sorry. I’m not usually the wait for a guy outside his dressing room type, but after we saw you today I just had to come back and see you again. Alone. Don't freak out. I'm not a stalker or anything. Totally harmless. Look in my purse. No weapons or anything. I just want a … Continue reading The groupie
Top secret documents leaked by former contractor Edward Let-It-Snowden reveal a previously unknown NSA program code-named SANTA (Securing America's Noel Toy Allotment). A key component of the SANTA program is the use of hidden recording and transmitting devices in Elf on the Shelf dolls. The Elf on the Shelf dolls allow the NSA to secretly monitor … Continue reading Elf on the Shelf revealed to be part of secret NSA spying program
For the month of October Listing Toward Forty is Listing Toward Halloween, featuring a variety of Halloween posts including many by guest authors. This post is by Audrey Berns. Dear Neighbors, On behalf of the entire Johnson household, I feel I owe you an apology and an explanation. Though it goes without saying, our family … Continue reading Halloween apologies
Kim Z. Dale 