Satire

5 works

Writing·M Pauchet

Sunburn, Texas

There’s one road in, a blinking red light, and the same road out of town again. It’s the locus of local government and the only incorporated municipality in the county. A sign at the edge of town promotes the local motto—“We love God,…

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Writing·Ace Boggess

Acceptance Speech for the Joy J. MacSee Award

Distinguished guests and trustees of the MacSee Foundation:First, let me extend my apologies for not being there in person to deliver this address. Sadly, financial issues preclude the cross-country trip to Utah. While this is, shall we…

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Writing·Jamilah Ali

Self-Indulgence

Let me pose a question. If you, by chance rode the
cross-town train to the  downtown station and, due to
over-crowding, found yourself sitting next to  yourself

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Writing·Jeffrey Zable

The Lowdown

If sex was never invented, most would never talk to one another, nor would they meet for a cappuccino at a neighborhood café.They would just stay inside and watch reruns of Friends, take cold showers and bake chocolate chip cookies.

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