The Geecologist

The Doer Of Good

The Doer Of Good

Jul 21, 2018 | Fiction, Short Stories | 0 comments

It was night-time and He was alone. And He saw afar-off the walls of a round city and went towards the city. And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the feet of joy, and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud noise of many lutes. And He...
4 3 2 1

4 3 2 1

Jul 18, 2018 | Fiction | 0 comments

On the other hand, he did have his inspired moments, inexplicable jags of rambunctiousness when something in him was temporarily set free and he turned into a joking, daredevil prankster, as, for example, the night when he showed off for her in the kitchen of her...
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden

The Largesse of the Sea Maiden

Jul 7, 2018 | Fiction, Short Stories | 0 comments

Silences After dinner, nobody went home right away. I think we’d enjoyed the meal so much we hoped Elaine would serve us the whole thing all over again. These were people we’ve gotten to know a little from Elaine’s volunteer work—nobody from my work, nobody from the...
Alias Grace

Alias Grace

Jun 23, 2018 | Fiction | 0 comments

Today Dr. Jordan looks more disarranged than usual, and as if he has something on his mind; he does not seem to know quite how to begin. So I continue with my sewing until he’s had time to gather himself together; and then he says, Is that a new quilt you are working...
Catch 22

Catch 22

Jun 16, 2018 | Fiction | 0 comments

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one’s safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as...
Amaryllis Night and Day

Amaryllis Night and Day

Jun 9, 2018 | Fiction | 0 comments

Amaryllis seemed preoccupied. ‘See you in my dreams,’ I said. That got a smile, then she drank about half her whisky and began to cry into the rest of it. ‘What is it?’ I said. ‘What’s the matter?’ She wiped her eyes, blew her...