Stories tagged human-comedy

Boo!

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"Why didn't you tell me it was Halloween?" he asked. She shook her head. The doorbell rang.

Europe, 1960

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The painting was on loan from a gallery in Chicago. We stood there connecting the dots.

Minnesota Menage

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I peel off my shorts and tee-shirt, step out of my shoes, and crawl into bed. She wakes up then. "Oh, my goodness," she says.

Salon du Monde

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I sit there reading a magazine while the woman clips my claws. From time to time I watch Kim’s face.

Goody Two-Shoes

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She locked herself in the bathroom on our wedding night. That was my first clue that I had made a mistake.

Wonderland

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The bartender kept looking at himself in the mirror behind the bar. “Everyone in Hollywood is an actor,” Doc said.

The Shrink

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Did they do it in pairs or all at the same time?

Where I'm Calling From

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I went to see a psychiatrist, and she says I have REM sleep disorder with behavioral problems.

Gay Paree

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I had a crappy room on the fourth floor of a crappy hotel.

Two Micros

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She always wore a little smile. When she took off her robe, the class grew quiet.

Cold

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I told her I didn't love her. She said love wasn't important; she wanted to marry a man she could respect.

The Women

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I crawl under a table in the kitchen and listen to the women talk.

Blow

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The one in 1919 was a doozy, said my mother. It blew all the feathers off their chickens.

Mommy Dearest

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His daddy died in his sleep. Went to bed one might and never got up.

Leftovers

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That evening she sat on sofa and sniffled and twisted her handkerchief with her fingers. I decided it wasn't the right time to show her the picture....