ann buffingtonLousy with Goats“Don’t look down,” the old prospector advised as he heaved the bulging garbage bag over the side of the railing. The rotting cantaloupe…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
ann buffingtonSelf-Help SeminarAmelia circled the dates on her calendar and requested the days off at work. “Freedom From Your Comfort Zone” was an exclusive seminar…Mar 5, 2021Mar 5, 2021
ann buffingtonMr. PumpernickelMr. Pumpernickel spent his afternoons in the bathtub. His neighbor’s cat, also named Mr. Pumpernickel, would wander by the bathroom window…Feb 25, 2021Feb 25, 2021
ann buffingtonHell in February“Just got to get my steps in, hon!” Judy shouted from the doorway. She tapped the thingy on her wrist that counted her steps.Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
ann buffingtonCanceling PlansDelia, deceased, sent a bunch of text messages to her friends canceling her plans for the rest of the month. Her skeleton tapped away at…Feb 11, 2021Feb 11, 2021
ann buffingtonThe Trolley ProblemThe problem was with the trolleys. They arrived on time and Gary almost never did. This left him with the bus and its more fashionably…Feb 8, 2021Feb 8, 2021
ann buffingtonZeus’s RevengeZeus was two and a half liters into a crate of diet soda. His eyes were spinning like pinwheels made of big top tents. He snorted a line of…Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021
ann buffingtonCarl the Knife ThrowerCarl could barely conceal his rage when his date Ingrid declined to join him on stage for the knife throwing portion of his show. It was…Feb 4, 2021Feb 4, 2021