Grownups Are Lucky

Sometimes we land that job, and maybe finally our problems are solved, but then we are hamstrung again by those damned allergies. (This story first appeared in issue 3.1 of The Maine Review. )

Will the robots of the future successfully tickle the armpits of our dead ghosts? This episode is a real hoot. Your smart phones will love it.

It's the moments between all the awful moments, when we get to complain about the awful moments, that aren't so awful. This episode was published in Electric Lit's Recommended Reading Commuter. Visit their site to read this story, and other great brief fiction.

This week's work of fiction imagines the intimate life of one of this nation's foremost proponents of Orwellian euphemisms. Originally written in 2004, it has it all: bionics, cuddling, soap bubbles, and unfettered rage. (It should be noted that this episode includes adult themes and may induce nausea.)

In this week's episode, I think we can all agree it's getting cramped in here, and mother's handbag digging into our shoulder is not helping.

In this episode, a younger version of yourself may only be hoping for a Nutella sandwich, but that doesn't mean you won't be going to prison.