Dear Librarian, Recently I’ve noticed a great deal more books in the library about people like me. Clearly I can attribute the new abundance of books to you and your attention to the plight of souls like mine. We are sidelined. Pushed to the darker corners because we’re a little different, but only in some …
Category Archives: humor
Whom
Recently, I was caught up in the vortex of a Writer’s Digest article. It promised a smattering of literary agents and contact info for the same. As I was perusing, I noticed each and every one of them had pronouns next to his or her name. Cute, I thought, but unnecessary. First off, the only …
Cat Street
My neighbor to the north of me has a kitten. You’ll never guess where it likes to hide. In trees. I’m not so sure it’s all cat. It might just be part squirrel. *Professor squirrel. To the south, my neighbor there has a cat, fully grown. It likes to climb. When it can’t jump high …
What It’s Not and What It Is
It’s not a hoverboard. It’s a gyro-steadied person truck. It’s not energy. Though it is a drink. It’s not a strangely-shaped cactus. It’s a yoga pose. Also not a hoverboard. It’s a gyro-steadied unicycle. It’s not only a tool. It’s a pocketful of possibilities. It’s not fun to watch. It is fun to play. It’s …
Lost
A short list of things I’ve never lost: An adult tooth Furniture A train A plane A meatball The beat My bellybutton A squirrel’s nut cache A staring contest Resolve An invisible cloak Things I have lost: Baby teeth Vacuum attachments Elevator shoes A transmission A whole Volvo One pineal evocator Three left socks An …
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