The Online Home of Author Chad Lutzke
  • Home
  • About
  • Published Work
  • Cover Design
  • Blog: Write-Brained Leftovers
  • Contact
  • Bleeding Page Podcast
  • AI artwork

Day-Off Drivel II:  Men and Women

2/14/2015

6 Comments

 
Week 2 of my micro pieces.  A completely different side of my writing--the therapeutic, artsy side.

Testosterone
The newlywed wife ran screaming out of the house—slowed down from all her extra weight.  "Help me!  He's trying to kill me!" She pleaded at the oncoming truck as she ran from her yard out into the street.  The truck told her he didn't want to get involved and then drove off leaving her standing alone desperate in the street.  Who felt more like a man that day; the guy fleeing or the guy choking his new wife?

Pink Ain't Lady Like
The power went out.  Usually it was secondary to a storm or some fool hitting a telephone pole with their car.  This outage, however, was the result of failure to pay.  The home owners sat in the dead silence, as though parts of their brains had now been unplugged.  The next few minutes were filled with questions and cursing and with brain-unplugged actions, like attempting to switch on a light in order to look for matches to light a candle so they could see better.  Yes, parts of their brains were unplugged.  The electricity executioner stood on the front steps attaching a bright pink note to the door; a beaten leather tool belt wrapped loosely around her soiled jeans. 

The home owner spotted the executioner as she marched her boots back down the front steps.  "Ma'am.  Did you turn my power off?

"Yes, I did.  But I left you a pink note."

Now Reading:
*Carus & Mitch - Tim Major





6 Comments
Charles Lunden
2/14/2015 10:38:36 pm

love them sir

Reply
Chad
2/15/2015 04:15:03 am

Thank you, Charles!

Reply
Jenn L. Somm
2/15/2015 02:23:38 am

I think I'm really going to enjoy these little pieces of yours Chad

Reply
Chad
2/15/2015 04:15:26 am

Very kind of you, Jenn. Thank you!

Reply
M.G Lewiston
2/15/2015 05:29:58 am

Are these all based on life events? They sound like it.

Reply
Chad
2/16/2015 04:34:48 am

Yes they are, M.G. Thanks for checking them out!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    December 2022
    December 2021
    April 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    December 2019
    October 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    September 2018
    December 2017
    August 2017
    May 2017
    March 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    October 2015
    September 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014

    RSS Feed

    Enter your email address:

    Delivered by FeedBurner

Proudly powered by Weebly