THE UNCONNECTED Forsaking my shiny lodestone For a dull and tiny flip phone, I eventually broke the spell, But cannot say that all is well. I write paper checks whenever I pay, And it’s driving most of my payees away…
Author: Brad Shorr
I AM NOT THE SAME I am the beast who beats his family down. I am drama queen, philosopher, and clown. I am an orchid where the thistles grow, I am seldom the same five minutes in a row. I…
ALTERNATE UNIVERSE Dear Diary, I got through Day One alive. In this alternate universe I’ll be lucky to survive. Lots of weirdness all around; Here’s a summary of what I’ve found. For starters, pancakes are square And everybody sleeps Sitting…
TEN PERCENT DEAD At first I thought it was an expanding mole, But instead on my face was a penny-size hole. I looked a little closer and the mirror said, “It looks, my friend, like you’re ten percent dead.” I…
THE LINGERING LIGHT Instinct draws the moth to the light, But if man were a moth, He might take to the night. Why is one a hider And another a searcher? Is it nature? Is it nurture? Is it some…