Things That Go Bump In The Day

3am - the masses, the buyers and sellers, the politicians, the busybodies - unconscious, numb, and therefore incapable of spewing their static; and yet, even now, they are incubating another lousy day for one another.

Brute Force

As Lou became aware of the monotonous, shrill beeping of the alarm clock, he thought again how irritating it is that some accident of celestial mechanics had left the inhabitants of this particular planet with not enough hours in the day.

Left Unsaid

No more - my whole life had been held captive by noble sentiment, and now, a terrible and beautiful cynicism barked with joy in my cellar as I planned to free it.

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.