“I have been ready to die for an eternity now.” THE KNIFE IN BOTH hands, I give a quick thrust and pierce the skin of my throat. The snap reminds me, all this time later, of the German wieners of… Read More ›
Fiction
Short stories by Wayne K. Spear.
A Decent Life (a short story)
HAROLD HAD KEPT in his mind the image of the newspaper’s doubled face, the luxurious automobile below the fold, and the latest disaster from across the world above. From the livingroom he regarded the quiet dignity of his neighbourhood and… Read More ›
Supposing It Happens
What will you do when you become a billionaire? Well, supposing you do. Become a billionaire. You’ve got to think about something while you’re supposed to be working. Of course, the work day is almost over. When you’re finished, you’ll… Read More ›
Making Love
1. The first thing we need to clarify is the terminology. Making love is not to be confused with having sex. To make love is, as the phrase suggests, to make. To have sex is, conversely, to have. To have… Read More ›
Learning How
You can learn how: – to lose twenty pounds – to have more confidence – to get a man – to hold on to him – to be a beauty queen – to get into shape – to be more… Read More ›
Seeing The Light
Part One: He was born in poverty and darkness He made a few mistakes in the beginning, because he was born in poverty and in darkness. I’ve selected, arranged, itemized and interpreted them for you. -He fooled around a lot,… Read More ›
Playing With Fire
Everyone thinks they know the whole story. The most recent version I heard came to me in Washington, D.C., and goes like this: He stole the fire from the gods and gave it to men. The gods weren’t too pleased,… Read More ›
Fooling Ourselves
You’re fooling yourself. The first sure indication that you are fooling yourself is that you begin to hide things. Look under your bed. Right now. I’ll wait for you here. Well? What did you see? Come on, you can tell… Read More ›
Keeping One Step Ahead
-Sekoh. -Huh? -Like this: say go. Try it. -Say go. -Well…that’s basically it. -And that’s how Indians say “hi”? -Well, that’s how Mohawks say hi. Other nations have different ways. Cree say Wace. Ojibwa say Bojoo. Whole bunch of ways…. Read More ›
Raising Cain
At first we all said she was crazy. “Eve, you remember now what God said about curses and thorns and the sweat of the brow. And what about the increased pains and the ‘he will rule over you’ bit?” It… Read More ›
