Lucy seemed pretty confident that if the new diversion gave her any trouble, she could just bat some sense into it with her paws. And you know what? She was totally right.
Sphinx-like, Lucy then prepared to ask the snake a convoluted question involving a mysterious animal who walks on different legs at different [...]
… well, listen for yourself.
for McSweeneys: Debra
Here’s the opening paragraph to the piece I wrote for McSweeney’s. Full text at the link above.
He’d been her only friend in the desert, and by way of recompense, she’d shot
him in the head, right between the eyes. It was the kindest thing she could
think of at the time, and [...]
As Bill noted, McSweeney’s is holding a small writing contest for a 1000-word short piece based on one of thirteen writing prompts.
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2006/5/31contest.html
I’m doing it. Heck, I’ll even post my entry here, once it’s done.
Currently, I can’t yawn or open my mouth wide without nasty pain along the right side of my jawline. This has happened before, usually for a couple of days at a stretch, and it hasn’t been any fun previously, either.
Years ago I mentioned to my dentist that more than a few sleepover-guests had commented [...]