Letter from a Concerned Observer

Dear Mr. James Rat Esq.,

I just wanted to thank you for leaving hundreds of pounds of weights on the gym equipment day after day.  I really appreciate the amount of effort required to put those onerous discs into position.  Thank you for leaving them there for the next brute to come along and do two reps.  You are as considerate as your sleeves are long.  My only regret is that you and I will not long be fellow travelers on this terraqueous sphere, as your poor small heart will no doubt fail under the pressure of providing blood to the far reaches of that grotesque configuration of muscles you call a body.

Sincerely,

Humanity

Flash Fiction

I recently entered a flash fiction contest (fiction under 100 words) and I was selected as one of five finalists.  I didn't win the final round, but it was a good first go.  Check out the podcast next month to hear the story read aloud by someone else.  Here's my entry:

Our Heritage

Enrolled as continuing education students, Brigham Young and Karl Maeser are summoned to the Honor Code office.  Brigham is lectured to about integrity and faces probation.  Karl was detained by a previous commitment.  

There's my story in all its glory.