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Huh?

Welcome to the inside of my mind. Sorry for the clutter. While in the realm of nonfiction, let me just say memory is a lousy filer. To the best of my recollections the following actually happened. Hopefully none of it will hold up in court, being hearsay from an unreliable witness.

  • Anatomy of a Scream

    There’s a reason my curtains are drawn when it gets dark. For the majority of people the idea that those inside with the lights on are highly visible to any passing observer outside is unnerving enough. An added unwelcome effect is catching reflections of your movement in a room when you’re not expecting to. All

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  • Solve for X

    Movies entranced me as a kid. So much I thought I wanted to be an actor. Alas, performing is not in the wheelhouse of introverts. It’s said one can overcome stage-fright; even so, if it takes the fun out of something, why do it? Sans desire for applause, or even attention, there’s no point. I

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  • Bring Out Your Dead

    Many corpses have spent time in my freezer. Being a renter I never wanted to bury my small pets anywhere I’d move away from. A vat of Dermestid beetles would’ve been handy to keep the bones of my feathered, furry, & scaly friends in my display case. Technically I do still have some bones, in

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  • Hitchhiker’s Guide to Banality

    Childhood found me the author & illustrator of stapled-together books, some of which ran backwards because I confused right & left. Later I penned magazines & newspapers, all fictional. By the time I reached 7th grade, an English teacher trotted out that old chestnut ‘Write what you know.’ My life at that juncture consisted of

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  • I’ve Bean Loving You Too Long

    As I walked the property the other day I was rewarded with a glimpse of a small garter snake. Inspiration struck & I hurried off, startling a huge bumblebee from a blossom to collide with my face. It then drunkenly course-corrected & buzzed away. I consider that a twofer with wildlife. I adore snakes, but

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  • Filthy Lucre

    “One day you’ll hold millions of dollars in your hand.” I could imagine a psychic telling me this right before I laugh myself to the floor. Not only has money never been high on my agenda, but I resent its intrusive necessity. The very concept is offensive. This system is FUBAR. Some of the dozens

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