Impossible Kisses

Sally lifted her heavy mallet. DeMontoya screamed. Sally brought down the mallet against her chisel. The statue of the young man shattere...

3. The elderly servant again carried his cane in his hand as he ushered the tall, heavily built gentleman into Sally Gorgon’s work room. “Mi...

2. Sally Gorgon entered the room through a brick archway. She carried the portfolio the young man had given her servant. She tossed the fo...

Spain – 1642 1. The old servant leaned on his silver-inlaid, wood cane as he tugged open the massive front door. When he saw the young man w...

Donald Hoffman is professor of cognitive science, philosophy, and computer science at the University of California, Irvine. His 1998 book, “...

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Part 4 of 4 “Tell me about death,” Alison said. The turtle at the center of the world standing with the Earth on its back turned its head to...

Part 3 of 4 I touched the Moon. I walked on it. I picked up a rock and dropped it in the dust. The rock fell slowly. The dust rose and fell,...

Part 2 of 4 It couldn’t be there. I know it couldn’t be there. But, still, I saw it. I thought it was wood. Or a ten foot clump of weeds. Th...

Part 1 of 4 I saw a hairy monster in the empty lot behind my house. Among the bushes and trees and fallen logs the creature moved slowly, di...