Essential Oil of Rose_Robert's Lament_The Society of Smiley Faces_Following the Lady in the Red
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Essential Oil of Rose
It is a compact establishment with an innocuous storefront. From the outside looking in, you’d never guess that it was built on a foundation of death. The brick and wood facade give less away than the florist’s sign adorning the entrance. I’m always conflicted when crossing the threshold of this bordello of corpses, with its variegated whirlwind of hues and tints. I think the pang of sorrow stems from the intrusive thought of the destruction needed for such a beautiful symphony of colors to exist. But, alas, the budding seed of my conscience never blooms. The dopamine is just too strong.As my ...
Robert's Lament
There comes a time in your life when everything seems to fall into place. That dream you have been working hard to achieve, but my dream turned into a nightmare. My name is Bobby Snow, and my story begins a couple of years ago; a week before my 30th birthday to be exact. I was born in the bustling, cold lonely city of New York. The Big Apple, whose slogan is if you make it here, you can make it anywhere. I was starting to feel like the pit from that rotted apple because my goal to live under the bright sun-palmed sky of Miami, Florida by the time I was 30 seemed to be eluding me day by day. On...
The Society of Smiley Faces
To say that the day had not got off to the greatest of starts would be an understatement. It was my first day in my new job and I was already running late. Of all the mornings for my car to explode this was the one it had to choose to do it on.I rummaged around for the address in the pockets of my newly acquired trousers. It was amazing how much you could fit into these things. They were like Mary Poppins’ bag, the deeper you seemed to go the more you would find.I was fresh out of school. Not the one that my parents had wished and dreamed of me attending, but It was the one I had wanted to go ...
Following the Lady in the Red Hat
“Stan, turn at the next drive! Right there! Turn! Turn! Good grief Stan you drivwww.onedoor.cce like an old lady.” “OK Jules. I need new shocks. If I drive any faster I’m going to bottom out. You know that.” “Stan would you move! I’m out of the car and you are still trying to get the key out of the ignition.” “I’m coming Jules.” “Look! I see the red hat. She is going into Renee’s Shoes. Stan I’ll take this side. You run around to the waterfront side.” I come to a stop in front of the shoe store, rummaged in my bag for binoculars to hang around my neck and sunglasses....