Thunder shook the many shelves surrounding the workshop table, many of which were cluttered with woodworking tools and newspaper clippings. A preserved bird skeleton jittered on a high shelf and threatened to collapse. Flasks and bottles clinked together.
Tucked into the nest of his collectables, a man sat hunched over the small wooden table. The commotion was but a fragment of disgrace to his tedious work. A turn of a screwdriver; a tap of hammer; he laid out his tools and paused just a moment to adjust his spectacles beneath hushpuppy eyebrows, then turned his creation over to test its clockwork interior. A tap of his finger started the pe
Death By Comics
Written by Bonnie Watson
2008
He learned to read from the many comic books left daily down by the creek. There were all sorts to choose, from Marvel to DC, to the less familiar independent titles. His favorite was an older version of the Aquaman series. The way the hero dived and swam, able to dwell above and below the waters surface, was simply amazing! He even nicknamed himself Aqua in honor of the superhero.
Aquas least favorite was the Incredible Hulk. To him, Hulk resembled the giant bullfrogs that frequented the lilypads. Their steady croaks echoed around the creek in eerie unison, clumped together in a m
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Going Crazy
I'm going crazy here.
I'm going crazy there.
I'm going crazy standing.
Or siting in a chair.
My screen is all a blur.
My hair is standing on end.
I've ceased to read my work.
I'm in a state of zen.
My boss is out of town.
I'm slacking at my desk.
It's almost time to go,
And give my eyes a rest.
I've had enough of this.
I'm going to count to ten.
Oh look it's time to get!
Yay! It's the weekend!