Fiction
“Writing… is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can never resist nor understand.”
-George Orwell
“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
-Franz Kafka
Featured short stories
Wacky and Wonderful Library: A carrot instead of a husband
A short story by Alex Natalian Grandmother was a full-busted, Latin woman with red hair and a scowl that could scare a scarecrow. She wore pink and orange. She chuckled
Wacky and Wonderful Library: Alzheimer’s
Grandma carried him around in her bra, between her breasts, keeping him warm and happy during the day. She had Alzheimer’s and often forgot he was there — “My GOD, who put this little bastard in my bra!” — then she’d eye the critter and grow soft… Read More …
Wacky & Wonderful Library: the case of the manic medical student
My mornings begin with a glimpse of the rising sun. These are special moments, and I greet the day as she first gazes across the deep earth. Read More …
