Darker Than Washington Politics
As the sun sank slowly in the west, Jimmy asked his father how dark it would get with no moon out. “Darker than Washington politics,” was all his father said.. . . . David, Sf.G.
Moon Shot
Carl had been surprised to get an email that directed him to a website offering 20 acre plots on the moon. It sounded interesting, but he quickly grew suspicious when follow-up emails directed him to send his down payment to a bank in Nigeria.. . . . David, Sf.G.
Cosmic Powers
Kim Jong-Un, the supreme leader of North Korea, claimed that, at his father’s death, he had been granted new Celestial Powers; he could shrink or enlarge the moon and did so every night, so that the Western Running Dog Capitalist Lackies and the world would understand his power. Jim Howie, from Amarillo, was pretty sure that he couldn’t really do that, but the moon did seem to get smaller as the night wore on. . . . . David, Sf.G.
End of the World
While visiting the Texas Gulf Coast for the first time, Hank had fallen asleep on the porch in the rocking chair on the warm February afternoon and had awakened with a start. Was that the end of the world or just one of those fancy Texas sunsets he’d heard so much about? . . . . . David, Sf.G.
Drama Queen
Whenever her friends at grad school talked about beautiful things from home that they missed, Elly, from the Texas Gulf Coast, always had a story about how things were bigger and/or better in Texas. When it came to sunsets, it was pretty hard to argue with the picture Elly’s father sent of the previous day’s sunset. . . . . David, Sf.G.
Always the Same
Timmy wasn’t too sure about “Hope and Change” in a political sense, but he thought he should be able to effect some change on something if he tried hard enough. In spite of that, his blog “Make the sun set in the south” just wasn’t getting any petition signers; in fact, there were almost no hits on the blog at all. It was always the same–the sun sank in the west, and nobody cared. . . . . David, Sf.G.