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…2 min read·Mar 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…2 min read·Mar 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…3 min read·Feb 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.2 min read·Feb 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…1 min read·Feb 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…1 min read·Feb 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…1 min read·Feb 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…1 min read·Feb 4, 2021----