Three Points

Her movie got them up front. She cheered for Kobe; he rooted for Rondo. Their inter­ra­cial kiss made it to TV. His mom called, disappointed.


Day 2: After the Shelter

My first night, I wanted to impress them, be good enough. I hunted down a mouse, left it bloody on their bed. They’ll love me better now.


Proposition 8

The gay judge decides for gay mar­riage, but “his gay­ness,” she says, “gives the igno­rant more ammo.” Doesn’t she know? One bul­let would do.


Regrets

When the peas­ants started play­ing foot­ball with my head, I had to acknowl­edge my regrets. He was right. I shouldn’t have fon­dled His queen.


Press Release

She det­o­nated her cab at Wall St. & Broad, killing nine. The mayor called her a ter­ror­ist. She was a Bap­tist from Iowa; trou­bled, but still my mom.


The Dalai Lama Finder

San Fran­cisco, CA—A sacred order of Tibetan Bud­dhist monks claims to have devel­oped a “21st Cen­tury Dalai Lama Finder,” which will, when the four­teenth Dalai Lama, Ten­zin Gyatso, dies later this cen­tury, auto­mate the process for find­ing his next incar­na­tion. Pow­ered entirely by renew­able ener­gies, the 21st Cen­tury Dalai Lama Finder will, accord­ing to its


Open for Business

The man sets up shop as a nov­el­ist. He has busi­ness cards made, hangs a bell over the door, offers a menu. First cus­tomer. “May I help you?”