The Birds

The Birds

  Human beings ought to emulate the birds. Every millisecond on TV is a birdbrained lie. And I love TV very much so I can say it. A soothing mixture, pain and plenty. The average American spends 500 hours per year in disbelief. The rest, in ennui. Once upon a...
Milwaukee Was Ugly

Milwaukee Was Ugly

             It was light gray.          My father was the mayor.          I never wanted him to die....
Mrs. Burnside

Mrs. Burnside

          So I wanted it to be for the masses       but it was just for one or two of us.       I intended to give her the box with the bow...
The Agents

The Agents

Agent 5 is a sleeper agent. By that I mean he’s a Russian citizen. Or a citizen of the country I will make his home in the book. Agents 6 and 7 are his closest colleagues. Sleepers, too, but 6 can speak Spanish. He’s one of those men who knows what to say or not say...