Flush

At some point in life, I realized that as compensation for my on-going tortures, nature had designed to give me a long life.

Chain Inaction

The day was getting late, very late - very very late - and still as yet I had not come to any decisive determination of what I would fail to get done that day.

Mumbo Jumbo

Doctor Gerben Wisniewski was on the cusp of a very great scientific discovery, the moment approaching too quickly, leaving no time to flesh out the "Eureka!" type antics he always hoped the world would remember him for.

Out Of Whack

Septimus Berg filtered through the handful of change that came back from the nacho purchase and promptly disposed of all pennies in the trash can - an activity that always provided a curious sensation worth more than a few cents.

One For The Road

Luis couldn't wait to get his grubby little hands all over the information I had, and something about that made me want to mislead him just for the hell of it.

Camel's Back

Joe was a family man working his whole life away at a furious slow-burn.

Left For Alive

There was a moment in my life when everything became a kind of sappy poetry to me.