Author Archives: Alice
Automaton
Every day at the assembly line, placing the head of the doll on the body. She likes it here, where you don’t have to remember anything. Not talking, so she can keep her thoughts to herself. She likes it. She does. She’s grateful for the money. Until she hears the manager talk about replacing unit 3B. 3B? That’s her.
TT: New Monitor
My old computer monitor died about a couple of weeks ago. It has always been a little iffy, but it went right in to “this screen will never show anything more that a gray flicker” mode and no amount of whacking would fix it. I had to get a new one. 1. My new monitor is 18.5″. The old one was 14″. I didn’t care much at the time I bought it, but I’m noticing the difference. 2. I’m the […]
By George! The King is Dead. Time to Party!
AUTHORS NOTE: I know I said this would be the last George blog, but I lied. My summing up will have to wait until next week because I haven’t dealt with His Majesties funeral or anything! My bad. 🙁 Said The Times of his Majesties passing: “There never was an individual less regretted by his fellow creatures than the deceased King. What eye has wept for him? What heart has heaved one throb of unmercenary sorrow?…For the Leviathan of the […]
How do you sleep?
I mean, what side do you sleep on? I have a friend whose doctor told her not to sleep on her left side anymore. From now on she has to sleep on the right. I’ve been doing something like that for years now, along with sleeping on a rolled up towel for a pillow (chiropractor’s orders). All this time I thought I was just weird. Now I’m thinking it might be fairly common. Do you sleep any particular way? Have […]
113/365 Fall Foliage?
Around there this is year round foliage. Nothing says “Mountain West” to me faster than a pine-needle strewn path.
Find Gene’s Father’s Name
I went to my first ever live NaNo event this Sunday. Imagine a score of people sitting at a long table, all writing. That was it. No conversation, no joking, the only sound the clatter of keyboards, the scritch of pens on paper, and the rustle of snack wrappers. It was great! In an hour and a half (I was late arriving) I managed to eek out as many words as I’d done all day the day before. They aren’t […]
Kielbasa Soup
. 1/2 of kielbasa sausage 1 c red bean, pre-cooked several small carrots 1/3 c sliced onion 1/4 c frozen corn kernels 1/2 c frozen okra 1/2 tsp salt seasoning
A Visit to the Vet
Jack: Gin! Tonic! Come on, it’s time to go! Get your collars on, we’re going to see the vet. Jack: What’s with you two? Don’t you want to go? Jack: Oh, I get it. You think I meant the veterinarian. No, I mean my friend, the veteran. There he is now. Today’s theme is Veteran or Military Previously in Jack and Jill Bag Lady Saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Be sure to visit […]
Suzie’s House 138: A Small Explosion
“Right.” Gene repeated to himself as the door closed on Mrs. Hammacker and Mr. Banks “Right. I’ll just… wander around like a ghost until you’re good and ready to talk to me. Yeeeeah.” He went down the hall to Ben’s bedroom, feeling like raw hamburger. He was so messed up about how Mrs. Hammacker yelled at him, that he forgot about Ben and Lisa until he got there. There they were, shoulder to shoulder, leaning over Ben’s desk. She laughed […]
