Edward and the Old Women

The chicken soup had been simmering for an hour. According to the instructions on the dog-eared index card he pulled from the recipe box it should have been done. When he lifted the lid and the steam swirled away, he inspected the pieces of soft vegetables, the gently bubbling broth colored with the starch thatContinue reading “Edward and the Old Women”

Fiction Notes from the Bloomington Archipelago; Part 4

The Parking Lot Attendant The director of the zoo sat at his executive style desk and worked on the zoo’s fund raiser dinner. As in years past, the seating arrangements for the tables had to be planned out – especially after the fiasco to name the new building that housed the coral reef exhibit. TheContinue reading “Fiction Notes from the Bloomington Archipelago; Part 4”

Fictional Notes from the Bloomington Archipelago; Part 2

The Parking Lot Attendant A week before Christmas he read that a winter storm was headed his way. Eight to ten inches of snow would fall before the clash of cold air from the north, and warm moist air from the south, would move out to wreak havoc in the east. The day before theContinue reading “Fictional Notes from the Bloomington Archipelago; Part 2”