Writing

BirdBeast in Flight

by January 12th, 2008 Creative » Writing »

Ratchet’s Dream Diary – November 29, 2007 I am standing at the window of my office in Midtown Manhattan, looking at a white marble building across the street. The white building has 6 holes in the side, about 40 stories up. Each hole is about 5 feet in diameter, has a short rim and is […]

Space Is The Place

by January 9th, 2008 Science » Creative » Writing »

When I used to – [singing] “Space is the place…” Ahem. All the way back in – [singing] “…space is the place…” GOD DAMN IT! Alirght, already. I dig. Space is the place. It has been…for like 6 years now. Leave me alone, Sun Ra…I’m writing. Ok…he’s gone. He visits every now and then. He […]

Spearhead from Walnutport

by January 3rd, 2008 Creative » Writing »

Today, for some reason, I had to wear a shirt. This caused great concern initially, but eventually I picked one of the many that littered the floor. I would have been squarely knocked on my ass if the wall hadn’t been directly behind me. The chosen one smelled exactly like Walnutport. But this shirt lives […]

Too Close to Love

by January 1st, 2008 Creative » Writing »

Ratchet’s Dream Diary – December 31, 2007 I am straddling Glenn Close. She is radiant, wrapped in a white sarong that caresses her body and flows out over the bed to infinity. Her hair, a pile of tousled blond curls, seems to glow in the darkness that surrounds us. I stand, my legs on either […]

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