CIA agent Max Carnage stood in an elevator watching the numbers over the door descend. The CIA’s hiring policies only allowed them to recruit agents who were over six feet tall and unnaturally good-looking. Even disguised as a janitor in a frumpy blue jumpsuit, Max was worried his broad shoulders, strong jawline, and chiseled featuresContinue reading “Short Story: Max Carnage, CIA”
Category Archives: Fable
Elf vs Elf: A Family Drama
Note: This story is a sequel to Elves vs Elves: A Christmas Miracle. Read this first or risk confusion. At the age of a hundred and sixty, Princess Sciatica wasn’t technically a teenager. She was, however, the elven equivalent. She sat in the passenger seat of her father’s car, scowling out the window asContinue reading “Elf vs Elf: A Family Drama”
Jake’s New Job
Hackers always wear ski masks. I have watched enough corporate training videos to know this for a fact. I would say that these ski masks are for hiding the hacker’s identity, but they seem a little unnecessary given that hackers always work from dark basements illuminated only by the eerie green light of their computerContinue reading “Jake’s New Job”
Thursday Limerick: Playing God or Making Dinner?
A scientist–eccentric and quirky, Engineered a self-seasoning turkey. In creating the bird, Criticisms incurred, For his methods were morally murky.
Thursday Limerick: Horror Movie
Totally not a passive aggressive commentary on my husband’s taste in movies. (It’s an aggressive commentary on my husband’s taste in movies.) My husband went out and got, A film with a horrible plot. It was truly a bore, (only blood, guts, and gore). And surely caused his brain to rot.
Halloween Special: Leftover Vengeance
This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to actual persons or events is purely coincidental. Actually that’s total BS. Inspired by a true story… Joe had a bad habit. He forgot to eat his leftovers. The back of his fridge was full of plastic containers loaded with food in various states of decay. ToContinue reading “Halloween Special: Leftover Vengeance”
Thursday Limerick: Shopping Spree
We all get carried away sometimes, especially when in quarantine. There once was a clothes-wearing grouse, Who needed to buy a new blouse. But with a great deal of glee, She went on a spree, And could not fit her clothes in her house.
Thursday Limerick: Look Before You Leap
There was a mischievous hare. Who hoped to give someone a scare. He jumped out and yelled “BOO!” Then he startled and flew, For the creature he pranked was a bear.
Thursday Limerick: Don’t Mock Owls
Don’t mock owls, especially if you are lower on the food chain. There once was a featherless owl. Who was mocked by the neighboring fowl. He attacked and he ate. Thought they tasted great! And cleaned off his beak with a towel.
Thursday Limerick: The Political Snake
There once was an arrogant snake, Who thought he could make no mistake. But when he ran and won, And his term had begun, His excellence was proven fake. Democrats: “Oh we know who this is about.” Republicans: “We know who this is actually about.” Me: “Oh, you thought this was a metaphor for someContinue reading “Thursday Limerick: The Political Snake”
