He was like dark chocolate with a buttery baritone voice. When she heard him sing “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” in choir one day, she had to have him. Rey was also on the wrestling team and liked to lift weights, so he was also had a great physique. He was… Continue reading Just Like Butter
Pushing the Envelope
“Seven Brides for Dracula” is a cute little play good for middle school students. It required seven females, but we were short on girls that year, so Mrs. Lu suggested to the class that they could either borrow two girls from the younger grades or cast two boys dressed as women wearing wigs. One boy… Continue reading Pushing the Envelope
The Zen of Laundry
I don’t know what it is, but I love doing laundry. I guess there’s something meditative in the way we learn to sort the clothes by color and texture, check the pockets, add the proper amount of detergent, set the temperature of the water, shake out the wrinkles and lint from the wet clothes, sort the… Continue reading The Zen of Laundry
Gene Pool
Looking back she thinks the women who chose to have multiple fathers for their broods got it right. It’s good for the gene pool and places less demand on the mother to maintain a solid monogamous relationship. It would also allow freedom to pursue other flowers in the garden…. like humans do anyway. She could… Continue reading Gene Pool
Mad Jazz
Woody drove the thirty miles into town in a taxi. He was a confirmed drunk and didn’t care who knew it. He went to The River to drink. In that little village, there were at least a dozen places within walking distance to eat, drink, dance, and party. He liked that he could walk to each… Continue reading Mad Jazz