Half Ways by Matt Zurbo Dedicated with love and admiration to my wife, who puts up with more than 100,000 people should. xoxox Did you hear the one about the fly that flew half way around the world, then decided it was too far, so flew back? Boom, boom! Some say this glass is half … Continue reading Day 183: Half Ways

Haunting Ghosts by Matt Zurbo   Poor Mooki and Pooki were at home when there was a fire. (Night, fire burning in corner of house.) Nobody lived in the house for years after that. Just Mooki and Pooki. As ghosts, of course. (Ghosts playing leapfrog.) Then, one day, a lot of people made noise in … Continue reading Day 182: Haunting Ghosts

The Dam by Matt Zurbo There’s a small dam in the plains. It is made of concrete and stretches forever across the river. (Dark skinned girl with towel over shoulder walking along South American Street, with food vendors, motorbikes passing, kids playing barefoot in the street.) The dam was meant for electricity, but was never … Continue reading Day 181: The Dam

The Rabbit Who Knew What Everybody Thought by Matt Zurbo   Rabbit has a problem, it could hear what other rabbits thought. (Two-toned pet rabbit.) “I’m hungry.” “Don’t eat me.” “Eat him instead.” “I don’t want to die.” (Other rabbits) “I want to be different.” “I hate him.” ”I am different.” It was more than … Continue reading Day 180: The Rabbit Who Knew What Everybody Thought