How Alan Killed His Cat

1. Natasha When Alan was eight years old, he killed his cat and spent the rest of his life trying to figure out if it was an accident or not. When Alan asked for a pet kitten, his parents, naturally, refused. “You’re too young,” they said. “You’d kill it.” “No I won’t – I promise!”…

Oh, what’s the word…

I am eating lunch with a terrific-looking lady, about fifty, brown eyes and hair, and a tiny mouth like a… like a… oh, what’s the word…? With petals… Says her name is Anna. There’s a girl too, a young woman, and she’s a knockout: tall and willowy, fabulous long hair, red I think. These women, they…

the box

“Maybe it’s the Ark of the Covenant,” Wally speculated. Marty scratched his ear as he considered this possibility. “I think the Ark is a lot bigger than that box. It could have a model of the Ark in it, though.” Wally chuckled. “Yeah, one that Jesus made as a kid, to play with his toy…