Ordinary Mountains

Imagine subzero temperatures atop the tallest peak in the world — the wind kicking up bits of ice that dig in to any exposed skin… Imagine air so cold and …

The Human Experiment

When they were abducted by the extraterrestrials, nothing was expected of them beyond mating once per day with one day out of every thirteen off. Mating for study? Sport? Some …

What Happened

After hanging up the phone, I told my husband and my mother-in-law what I knew. Essentially, that hospital staff felt there was nothing else to be done, that it was …

House Rules

Henry’s wife left him for a word. Or was it A Word? Did words get capital letters these days regardless of whether they were proper nouns? A-word is what it …

Crimson

How about you? Ever fucked a color? This, the color asked him. They were in a bar with red walls, oak bar top, red stools. The color in question – …

Rim Shot: Jerk Chicken

The comedian fell in love with a joke and settled down to live happily ever after. The only problem was the joke was no longer funny… The Comedian always believed …