Day 35 Insanity of LKED /absurdist comedy/ Remember the old saying, “tough times don’t last; tough people do?” In the next few hours, I confirmed the veracity of these words. I wasn’t some kind of mighty hero, but in my head I’d always spun the idea of becoming a new-age Hercules. HisContinue Reading
/short story – surreal comedy/ Written by Dany Tanner PART II Obe Dreipantz wandered the streets of Paris, arms crossed in front of her, shivering but happy. Paris, like New York, Stockholm and McCool Junction in Nebraska, always excited her. Culture out the ass! There was art on every corner, musicians onContinue Reading
Day 34 Passing Through Difficulties /absurdist comedy/ Do you remember how the Dalai Lama once said that you could be a rich and powerful man, with a big house and a huge bedroom playing relaxing music, but still be full of jealousy, anger, and attachment and unable to relax? I was thatContinue Reading
/short story – surreal comedy/ Written by Dany Tanner Part I DP Airlines Flight 96 from McCool Junction, Nebraska to Paris, was droning somewhere over the Indian Ocean when Bobby finally got the nerve up to speak to the attractive young woman next to him. “Hi,” he coughed. His throat was hoarse,Continue Reading
Day 31 The Qi Attack /absurdist comedy/ It was a long corridor – a room where anything could happen on the way to the object of your desires. It had a narrow entry, approximately 300 meters long that gradually decreased in size, then turned into a small tight tunnel. I waved toContinue Reading
(short story, written summer 2021/1498 words) When someone asks if I’m in a relationship or not, I always answer: “Of course, I am.” Usually, as a sign of acceptance, the person pats me on the shoulder with the following question: “So, how is it?” “It’s demanding,” I sigh. My understanding interlocutor winksContinue Reading