Pupule

Crazy man!  That dude is crazy!  Hair in dreds, a mass of bleached blond rats’ nests.  Sitting on a short stool, naked, balls and junk dangling down almost touching the ground.  He is focused on pinching the leaves off of his marijuana crop while the butt of a joint hangs out of his mouth. One day… Continue reading Pupule

The Pie Man

The Pie Man is sitting in the middle of the street again.  He has raided all the recycling bins in the neighborhood and is now counting and sorting his take.  He favors the aluminum because he knows that gives him the most income for his work. He carefully replaces all the glass and paper back… Continue reading The Pie Man

Adashi Sushi

Except for the way she looked on the outside and her name, there was nothing Japanese about her.  Suki was third generation Sansei and except for a few phrases and cuss words and the ability to make Adashi Sushi, she had lost the culture. She met Hank at a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco… Continue reading Adashi Sushi

Key Party

Dick Curtis was handsome and good with his mouth in more ways than one.  He could talk a game that no one could match.  But he was embarrassed about his legs which were extremely bowed as a result of poor  nutrition as a child.  For this reason he was never seen in public in anything… Continue reading Key Party

Old Mrs

She had lined up old bottles behind the chicken coop on grey boards so old they were pock marked by mildew and holes where the knots had fallen through.  The bottles were molted and natted -faded greens, blues, amber- the colors and shapes she favored.  She thought they added a nice decorative touch to the… Continue reading Old Mrs