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The Beauty and Wilderness of the Finger
I open the freezer door. My pinky finger sits on ice. My hand looks like a mutilated glob of meat. Now people will stare at me like I’m some sort of mutant. Something I’m not used to. Being seen. I reach in and grab an ice pop.
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Unthinkable Cramps | Murky, Sanchez and Soul Pods
Murky leaps over the pile of bones and dashes out the back of the restaurant. He looks left and right for Donny and his mother. Then up and down. He sees a bird squawking in a tree and shoots it. He catches a whiff of meatballs and murder in the air and runs to the…
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Unthinkable Cramps | Diane & Sheila.Droning So Hard
Diane and Sheila are perched on the roof, the sun reflecting off their tinfoil hats. Sheila watches nervously as Diane navigates a drone over the neighbor’s house.Diane: Why are these things so hard to fly?Sheila: Keep it steady.Diane: I’m trying.Sheila: Make it go in the backyard.Diane flies the drone over the fence and watches the…
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Honesty
“This meatloaf is amazing, Jim. What did you put in it?”Jim’s wedding ring sits on the table, leaving a pale white circle around his finger.“Poison, Cleo. Poison.”
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Unthinkable Cramps | Mac & Nova.The Great Escape
Nova Olsen jams papers into the fax machine while looking around to see who’s watching. The papers crumple and pile up. The machine complains at her with flashing lights and grinding gears. Nearby, Mac tries to peak his head up the slot in the vending machine. Nova grabs him by the arm.Nova: Mac, get over…
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Unthinkable Cramps | Murky. Bloody. And Drunk.
The darkness plays tricks on Detective Murky’s detective eyes as he searches for his house key. He doesn’t like solving mysteries in the middle of the night. Especially ones so close to home on his keyring. It’s a quiet night off from copping. A night he was planning on drinking away down at the pub.…
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Unthinkable Cramps | Lady Griddlebone & Friends
The pot of mac and cheese sits on the kitchen floor being stirred with a foot. The white demon snaps the waist band of his rainbow tighty whities and flicks the pot across the room with one of his crutches. The pot smacks George in the head as he sits at the table reading a…
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Unthinkable Cramps | Ria.Enter The Heart
Scientific Sylvia, with a body like a test tube, sits in a folding chair reading a book made from fungus.