A man with a cane stops me, “I’m a bodyguard,” he says. “A second-degree blackbelt in karate. I’m for hire. Got it?”… more →
Municipal ArchiveKio wrote 2 weeks ago: A man with a cane stops me, “I’m a bodyguard,” he says. “A second-degree bla … more →
crcb wrote 1 month ago: (Some nights when I need to take Lunesta, I swallow the pill, pluck a random word from a handy book, … more →
Kio wrote 2 months ago: His stiff, thick mustache has to be fake. Her ankles are almost too spindly to support her and her h … more →
Tom Rink wrote 3 months ago: Having just driven through the night (grasping just marginal minutes of sleep as needed) to arrive h … more →
cpalombini wrote 4 months ago: [...] dépliage legère et fine qui se forme sur la chambranle quand on [...] … more →
Sheila wrote 5 months ago: The rich industrialist from the North was horrified to find the southern fisherman lying lazily besi … more →
skippy14 wrote 6 months ago: oneiric \oh-NYE-rik\ adjective : of or relating to dreams : dreamy Did you know? The notion of using … more →
Wesley Davis wrote 6 months ago: I was slaked and wired, Juiced and dried and coursing Through a pattern Of the worst and greatest Of … more →
Kio wrote 7 months ago: At a stoplight, an elegant woman leans down and whispers in the ear of her frightened dalmation, … more →
Kio wrote 7 months ago: There’s a small man in a neat suit, and he can’t keep the smile off his face. He’s … more →
Kio wrote 8 months ago: Three old women sit down a few tables away. Their faces are still as masks, their wide eyes look rig … more →
Kio wrote 8 months ago: A cop is walking her beat, seeing nothing, sending text messages as she strolls. The corner boys, un … more →
Kio wrote 8 months ago: In the warm night the corner boys seem younger. They’re practicing footwork with invisible bas … more →
Kio wrote 9 months ago: Three men with parkas over their pajamas, each pulled along the sidewalk by a dachshund on a leash. … more →
Kio wrote 10 months ago: The snow has just begun to drift down from the sky. The workers are late for work, the tourists are … more →
Kio wrote 10 months ago: Two boys, brothers, with creamed-coffee skin and halos of long kinky hair that’s just a shade … more →
Kio wrote 1 year ago: A platoon of junior-highschool kids striding along the platform in full military dress. An accordion … more →
Kio wrote 1 year ago: A skinny man in a Santa hat talking on the phone: “You do the right thing when I get home, hea … more →
Kio wrote 1 year ago: It’s very early. The warm air is full of dew. The place is empty, and almost elegant now that … more →