in a 1960s French film somewhere…

Huh?

humor of the dark

anxiety

  • The Shadowpuppets

    [My apology to Stephen King, though he reimagined a jump-rope jingle based on miners folklore.] The classic horror movie trailer to the following story goes like this: COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU Little girls skipping rope, chanting: “Late last year & the year before Shadowpuppets Shadowpuppets tapping on my door Want to stay home,… Read more

  • The Art of the Sleep

    Somewhere around the 4th decade, slumber & I became estranged. Up until then I was sleep’s patsy. I took after my father, a man who could drift off despite the quarts of coffee he downed. Just shy of narcolepsy, he & I were known to fall asleep if sitting still. On long drives to campgrounds,… Read more