And so, the mighty Silverback Titan emerged from the frozen earth, looking for his lost pack (of paperclips). Titan missed his mate Strawberry the most. And the cub, little Pipa. The two juveniles he could leave–and Titan grated silvery metal jaw as he hopped along,… Read More
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Pachacamac: Of Fertility and Death
A story crafted from three random words: Olmsted, feather headdress of a coastal Incan fertility and dealth god, M.G.H. You can thank the March 2005 National Geographic magazine for these randomly selected phrases that I will now turn into a witty story this morning… Doctor… Read More
Randiddle, 4
Randiddles Thursday’s Randiddle: refrain, hackneyed, terminate (sadly, finger did not land on The Terminator) Actually, I don’t make the daily Randiddles up at all. I use a highly sophisticated computer program. Here’s a screenshot for today’s: And here is the amazing result: “If you can… Read More
Reindeer Intervention
A story crafted from three words: cigarette, fungus, quadruped. (Oh, God… really, random dictionary?!) Rudolph tossed head and the others pressed in, to form a tight circle. Their antlers even knit in places like a barbed wire fence. Anything, to prevent Blitzen getting back out.… Read More
Appalachian Moonshine Ladies
A story crafted from three random words: sacristy, field hand, touching. Jessup the field hand entered the sacristy, touching its walls with gentle, though work-worn fingertips. “Ha! Got ’em all in one. Together.” he sneered. Though, no one else did. Obviously. Granny Mae, Aunt Sis… Read More
Ninja Cows
A story crafted from three random words: cow, tree, pipe. Cows don’t think. Not that they can’t, some might argue. A zoologist might say that cows have spots, not actually thoughts. A rancher will promise you that his (or her) thoughtless cow is of great… Read More