Comedy
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Blessed Be the Bolognese
Foofaraw: My roommate Chad—wearing nothing but soggy lasagna sheets and red sauce—thrust a ladle at two dozen glassy-eyed strangers sprawled on the floor of our two-bedroom apartment. Continue reading
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The Last Time I Saw Carl Naked
Neon & Smoke: The first time I saw Carl naked, he was watering his wife’s heirloom tomatoes. I was next door, sprawled on my patio lounger, laptop open, prepared for my first work-from-home day after years in an office. Continue reading
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The Ghost I Inherited
Rat Bag: I inherited a ghost with my fourth-floor walk-up studio. She peruses softcore porn in the mornings–the moaning interrupts my new meditation practice. Continue reading
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Season’s Bleedings
Pink Hydra: Nicholas unfolded the kitchen towel wrapped around what he assumed were some pedestrian white buns from a Paula Deen recipe. The pungent smell attacked his nostrils as his fingertips sizzled and smoked. “Garlic knots! That devious wench is… Continue reading
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The Great Grandora Galloping Gazelle’s Mall-Walker Turf War
Little Old Lady Press: The Great Grandora Galloping Gazelle’s Mall-Walker Turf War: The Grandora Gazelles Mall Walking Club has no affiliation with the unsanctioned rogue group, The Grandora Grass Belles Mall Walkers. Gazelle’s co-president Dorothy Tillburger was stripped of her… Continue reading
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Martin’s New Employee Understood the Assignment
Flash Flood 2025: The flannel-clad twenty-something, perched on Turntable Tavern’s front counter, didn’t look up. “You talking to me?” Continue reading
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Hey Girl…
Witcraft Feb 2025 Continue reading
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Let’s Misbehave
Micromance Magazine: Ruth’s tush had barely touched the seat when a tall, mustachioed man slid into the open chair. “Do you believe in love at first sight? Or should I walk by again?” Continue reading
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The Ghost Writer
Wergle Flomp: Click to read Ghost writing is a thankless job,Your ego kept at bay.The “Author’s” name is safely kept,Behind an NDA. My books top the Bestseller List,Each cozy mysteryHas all my heart and soul in it,But no one knows… Continue reading
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7-11 Will Hire Anyone
Star-Crossed Anthology – Nat1 Publishing: He woke, stunned, in the craft’s twisted frame. They called him Stan, but that’s not his name. Authorities came to take him away. To poke him and prod him all night and day. Stan had… Continue reading
Christy Hartman 