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Here's an evolving electronic collection of short prose pieces, with a poem contributed occasionally. Brevity guides. Although sometimes a piece will run to 900 words, most pieces are much shorter. Here one may find erotica, flash fiction, brief observations, and modest improvisations. Another rule is that each piece must have something to do with"red"; at least the word has to appear in each piece functionally. . . . All pieces are numbered and titled, so there's a de facto table of contents running down the rail below, under "Labels" (scroll down a bit). Browse for titles that look interesting, if you like. Thank you for stopping by. Look for some red today, tonight.

"Flaming June," by Frederick Lord Leighton

"Flaming June," by Frederick Lord Leighton

Friday, June 29, 2018

269. Dream Date

I went to sleep in a building on land and woke up on a big wooden ship. So there's that.

I asked a smelly crew member, "Where are we headed?" He took out a a stub of a red pencil and a note card and scribbled. He said, "We keep a tally of the first questions visitors ask."

Just then--well, almost--all the said went up (and down) in flames. The sailor said, "Go back to Sleep.1 and find another ride. It's mutiny time!"

Back in the building in bed still dreaming, I met a woman I'd never seen before, and Lulu was her name. Sing it! And Lulu was her name!

Crisply I told her my sea story. She said, "I believe you, but only because I'm sleeping, too."

"How about we fuse our dreams, Lulu?" I said.

She said, "That's sweet, honey. But no."

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