A selection of Bugs
A Little Protein
Jack (pictured) had been a vegetarian all his life; in fact, his entire family had been vegans. But with the advent of streaming television on his iPhone and ongoing Burger King and Pizza Hut ads, Jack was beginning to have an unyielding craving for a little animal protein. The Chili’s ad for Baby Back Ribs put him over the top, he was going to go for the all you can eat option
New Job
In her new job (fresh out of school with an art degree) as color adviser, Julie was free to try all of the products at the department store cosmetics section, though she wondered if sometimes she went a little overboard . . .
Pink Concert
Wilma thought she must have read the twitter post wrong; it was supposed to be a “Pink” concert. While the venue was certainly pink, the only concert was from her iPod . . .
Chain Gang
Vern’s mother had warned him about hanging with the rough crowd and playing with guns, and she had been right. Life on the Chain Gang in Mississippi wasn’t that good an option . . .
Un-electable
Aloysius, a serious greenie, wanted to run for office on the Green Ticket. And though he didn’t use anything made of leather, ate only consenting vegetation, and didn’t own a car, he was still told, “Just not that many insects get elected . . .”
Green With Envy
As much as she hated to admit it, her mother was right, Evadine was turning a little green with envy . . .