It all started when…
Captain’s Log Absurdist historical fiction, 5,000 words
Early 1700’s Imperial France sends the good ship Le Bizarre to central Africa on a diplomatic mission to make contact with the mighty Prestor John and his great kingdom of giant warriors. They are tasked to sign a treaty of alliance aimed against the perfidious Turk and any other enemies of the two nations. The story is told by the Captain as he writes his absurd experiences in the ship’s log.
I Can Hear Vivaldi First person detective 10,000 words
A local consultant is called in by the COO of a high-tech manufacturing company in southern California to improve their operations. After some time, the COO changes his project to investigate all the strange changes happening in the company that are outside his control. Someone is changing the employees into phantoms!
Stress, or the New and Incredible Adventures of Cap’n Fibgen and First Mate Bam Boozle an absurdist play of 3,400 words
These two are crewing the good ship Stress in a sailing yacht race. Absurd adventures as they struggle to stay in first place. Along the lines of Don Quixote and his Sancho Panza side kick.
The Secret Life of Cats a silly ditty of 1500 words.
Ever wonder why cats sleep all the time? It’s because their dreams are much more fantastic than their normal lives. This is an example dream.
Life through a Cracked Mirror post-apocalyptic tragedy 3,800 words recent entrant to a writing contest where they gave me paragraphs 1 and 20 and I had to write a 50 paragraph story connecting ghem with the rest
A plague carries off everyone over 6 and the babes are left to rebuild society with nothing more than their first grade education and common sense. Beelzebub will constantly interefer with the attempts of the pizza kid and Rainbow to create a new society based on kindness and fairness.