My collection of short stories, Shortstack, runs the spectrum from absurdist satire, "Hanzel and Gretyl A Boomer Fairy Tale," to amusingly personal, "Coming to New York," to wacky parody, "Genesis."

Here is a snippet from "Genesis".
Genesis by God
In the beginning God created the heavens and
the Earth. String Theory came later. The Earth was without form and void, and
darkness was upon the face of the deep. And God said, “Let there be light.”
And Con Edison said, “We’re on it, at least
between hurricanes.” And God saw the light was good, although sometimes the
wattage was too much and sometimes too little. And some of the new squiggly
bulbs didn’t work. And God separated the light from the darkness. And the light
was called Times Square. And the Dark was named Saskatchewan. And there was
evening, and there was morning, the first day....
Here is a snippet from "Coming to New York".
Marianne grips the steering wheel as if our
lives depend it. I am convinced they do. From our position in New Jersey the
towers of the George Washington Bridge loom in front of us. Her eyes are
determined, focused a block in front of us. A miracle lands us in the lane to
Manhattan. I am in awe of my wife....
Marianne swings east onto West 125th Street. She
barrels forward onto East 125th Street. I text our progress. Andrew screams—all
caps—onto my cell phone screen. DON’T GET
ON THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE. I look up. Sure enough, looming a block ahead are
the unmistakable towers of a bridge....
Hanzel and Gretyl a
Boomer Fairy Tale
Icarus in Space
Seldom Seen Slim’s
Wild West Adventure
Lost Ring
Coming to New York
Got Tickets?
Memo to Hell
The Strange Case of
the Very Absorbing Story
Deteriorata Too
The Book Review
Post Publication Depression
Genesis
Serving God’s People
Thanksgiving in
Eden, Adam’s Memoir
Maurice and Nick
The Astonishing Catfish of Lake Iowa
Uncle Bill’s Unicorn
The Grumpy Old Men’s Club
Rumble at the Grumpy Old Men’s Club
toasting the Shortstack, good with maple syrup