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The Intergalactic Cruise Liner
A short story exercise I did a few years ago. I like it enough to keep it.
The intergalactic cruise liner lurched, throwing DJ-I's hand off the laser turntable, causing a horrible screech over the speakers and snapping DJ-I's costume spacesuit visor shut. The ship's life support sensors detected a small leak . . .
Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM Coordinated Universal Time
Everyone Else Thinks
My friend bought his first car - a 1972 VW Bug with a bumper sticker that read:
Jesus loves you
everyone else thinks you're an asshole
Every week a member of our church would pull him aside and ask him to remove it. He would agree each time but he never removed it.
He passed . . .
Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM Coordinated Universal Time
Pray for Maria
On my walk, I took a shortcut through a shopping center. I was walking in the shade in front of the stores when I saw a lady with luggage. Her skin was dark from long sun exposure. She was making the sign of the cross over me and herself repeatedly. I crossed myself and . . .
Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM Coordinated Universal Time
Cryptdowner
Cryptdowner is a fun little project that encrypts a message and encodes it into the url. It allows for private sharing of information without the need for back end storage.
Try it here: cryptdowner
Usage
To use the app just enter a password and a message and hit the Encrypt . . .
Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM Coordinated Universal Time
Mismanagement
I dreamt that I was working in a hospital and the man in charge was being maniacal about cleanliness. There was so much cleaning product on the floors our shoes were sticking to the floor. Everything was covered in a layer of gooey sanitizer.
I decided to tell the management what . . .
Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM Coordinated Universal Time
A Bad Time to Quit Smoking
I dreamt that I was with some old high school friends at some kind of retreat in the woods with a lake. We were walking along the shore and the water rose and then receded. Small holes in the sand appeared and low tones came out of the holes like hitting . . .