He knew there was a problem during the descent. Not so much with the flight, but with something inside of his being. The plane was attempting to land in Las Vegas and due to stronger than normal winds, all passengers were left with that "not entirely stable" feeling. For once he found himself in the majority. This was a first for him. He had always ( Read more... )

He should have stayed on the bus. It was an 'Apocalypses Now' life lesson. Never get off the boat, never get off the fucking bus. But he had been unable to fall asleep again and his legs craved meaningful movement. So off the bus he went.

Lebanon wasn't a bad town. It was just a "too soon" town. Too familiar in slightly forgotten ways. He couldn't ( Read more... )

He trails behind Morrissey, pleading with the back of his head. He can hear the excited stirrings of the audience from the other side of the curtain.

"But you can't fucking stand Marr! He walked out on the band!"

Morrissey looks over at his lead guitarist and shrugs, "Is it really so strange? Things change, kid."

"Is it the money? I'll double whatever ( Read more... )

And it worked. He stopped smoking. So he wondered what else about his life he could change with this new found control. Be more honest? More caring? The possibilities were endless. But on the cusp of such potential greatness, reality reasserted itself.

That was when he got the invitation in the mail. A former obsession of his was getting married. A ( Read more... )

He used to be a M.O.D.A.M. which was short for MODern Art Minder. He was one of those people who was required to dress completely in black and sneaked around on the payroll of the galleries; always ready to cry out "Please do not touch the art" at a moment's notice. In contemporary galleries this job is rarely needed, you may have noticed this in ( Read more... )

He didn't do it for any noble reasons, for from an indifferent root do not noble reasons grow. Or something like that. And in all honesty the phrase "I'd like a one-way ticket to Las Vegas," has never overflowed with noble intentions.

Yet that's what the people said. That or some nonsense about honor followed by a cough or a stutter as they then ( Read more... )