A (Condensed) Perfect World
This is a condensed version of a story called “A Perfect World.” The damned thing ended up being 1,303 words long. In fiction writing workshops we were expected to use a lot of description and […]
Author: Kathy Minicozzi
Kathy Minicozzi is an opera singer turned aspiring writer, who lives somewhere in New York City. In other words, she's weird, but harmless. She is the author of "Opera for People Who Don't Like It," in which she turns the world of opera and its performers upside down while, at the same time, making it understandable to non-opera lovers and making everyone laugh.
MORE Family History
Very few people know this, but there were Norwegians on my mother’s side of the family tree. This included one of the most famous Vikings of the early Middle Ages, Thor Knudsen. If you don’t […]
The President and the IQ Enhancing Injection
Good morning. This is Isolde Klebb, coming to you from Station KRAP in Wormhole, Washington. This morning, in lieu of our usual news, recipes, household hints and off-key singing by Jerry Palmer the Used Car […]
MORE Family History!
It is important to know our roots, to understand how we became the people we are. Compared to my ancestors, I’m normal. Popular belief holds that spaghetti was discovered by Marco Polo during his travels […]
More Family History
It is important to know our roots, to understand how we became the people we are. After exploring my family history, I know why I turned out the way I did. Don’t blame me. It’s […]
Interview with a Female Trump Supporter
DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. The names of the two female characters came out of the author’s imagination (just in case I accidentally came up with any names of real people) and are […]
Surgery and Naughty Furniture
Surgery has never been as much fun. I had cataract surgery on my right eye a few days ago. They didn’t put me in a bed to prep for it; they put me in a […]
The Devil in New York
According to an article in The Gothamist, a group of people plan to perform an exorcism of the AT&T Building in Tribeca, in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City. They believe that the NSA […]
Mr. Wartley’s Interview
RECORDED ANNOUNCER: This is KRAP TV in Armhair Grove, Idaho. Stay tuned for The Meg Measle Show, coming up now. (Four bars of crappy, upbeat music) MEG MEASLE: Hello. My guest today is Mr. Rob […]
Decluttering Made (Easy?) Difficult
I am NOT a pack rat. Really, I’m not. I have no idea why the two closets in my apartment are bulging so much it takes a Japanese subway pusher to get the doors closed. […]