Monthly Archives: May 2011

06: Roberta is a Stupid Name

“Hey,” I said, as her head popped up through the hatch, “I need to go pee. You two can talk. I told him about my dream,” I said to Jenny, and raced down the ladder before she could react. There … Continue reading

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05: Spelling it out

“I don’t know. Here, read the rest of the journal.” We wandered back to my room as she read it, and I went back to sitting on my bed, drinking Cherry Coke, and watching her. She giggled, “So, you think … Continue reading

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04: Who are you?

It was Jenny. She had changed out of her uniform and was wearing a pair of khaki shorts and one of my college T-shirts… this one brown and gold, and a pair of bunny slippers. She had been crying and … Continue reading

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03: Drinking it in

“You’re kidding? I missed that one.” “Right in our own paper, page five. I looked for the disclaimer at bottom saying it was some kind of joke, but there wasn’t anything. Apparently these students say they went to sleep like … Continue reading

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02: Alice in a Flowerpot

We arrived at church without further incident and I dropped Jenny at the front of the sanctuary as we were running a bit late. She joined the other girls and boys all hurrying in while I drove the car to … Continue reading

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01: Dreaming in the Light

I walked toward the door. It was an odd door, with a large metal frame, all hi-tech stuff, lights and everything. I walked toward the door, and then, when I went under the frame, my world turned to light…  “Bobby, … Continue reading

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While reading Take a Lemon one day…

Hi. I’m Von, the ‘chief beta-reader’ for Take a Lemon. Which basically meant that, whenever I wasn’t being too obnoxious, Russ sent me an advanced copy and I told him what I thought was wrong with it. Then he either … Continue reading

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